Benjamin Bratt

Benjamin: (on his daughter) Unless I'm home, I cannot be a great husband and father -- especially the father of a child with special needs. What my wife and I faced as parents was like being in a tunnel of darkness for the first few years of her life, because we didn't know what to do. But we educated ourselves, and assembled the best team of therapists we could. Sophia has blown us away with the amount of progress that she's made.

Benjamin: The one thing that I find aggravating as a man of color, but in particular as a man descended of Latino culture, is that I try to avoid labels. On a national level there is a tendency to portray Latino culture as a monolithic entity, which is a really inaccurate way of seeing ourselves. There is as much diversity and uniqueness within the Latino culture as there is in any other kind of American culture.

Benjamin: (on balancing between being a good father and a good husband) In real life? Little sleep, faultless dedication, willpower and the love of a good woman.