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Any time you audition and get it, you earned it.
You can not be successful without confronting rejection.
I'm actually very good with Home Depot-handy type of paintwork.
My bank account has let me know that I'm a homeowner. Trust me.
For me, it was a big challenge in playing an android that was almost human.
If you want something to work, if it means that much to you; KEEP IT TO YOURSELF
I always wanted to have 'Bad Boys' on TV. 'Common Law' is reminiscent of my youth.
I know the commitment that TV requires but it's nice to come to work and have fun.
I love going to see the theatre whether it's a Broadway play or a Russian ballet company.
I personally feel like I do look 28 - I never have seen anyone who told me I looked over 35.
You should always challenge yourself, as an actor, to find the connection between you and the character.
I wasn't smart enough to read relationship books when I was coming up. I learned everything the hard way.
If you look at a lot of people's careers, the first couple of movies, usually, are the most embarrassing.
What I've learned is that the most precious commodity you can have in a relationship is honesty, good or bad.
I think we can continue to do as much protesting as we want. Systemic racism needs to be changed from within.
I think women should have insight as to how men think. Just like men should have insight into how women think.
It's my job to stretch and figure out what I'm capable of, to identify with the character I have chosen to play.
There's nothing more rewarding than making a difference doing charity work or being able to be there for a friend.
Sometimes, something special doesn't live forever. But it can always be forever as long as the fans keep it going.
As an actor, you tend to draw on your human instincts and your background, what you've gone through as an individual.
I can't sing, like, I can't saaang. I'm no Luther! That to me is singing. Being able to hit a note doesn't mean you can sing.
I honestly think I'm just an actor. It doesn't matter the medium. I can go on stage and be happy, I can be on TV and be happy.
Why aren't there enough black cops out there? We need black cops to come in and educate some of the white cops who have issues.
You have to know your craft. I find that most people who are very, very successful know their craft and have done the research.
Hey, I know it's Monday, but it's also a new day, a new week and in that lies a new opportunity for something special to happen.
I would never sign on to a project that was male-bashing, because first and foremost I'm a man... what guy would sign on for that?
I feel like I've finally made it as an actor. I've been doing this for years and you don't always make a movie that everybody likes.
The weightlifting was easy. The diet - no sugar, no salt, no carbs, way too much breast of chicken with no seasoning - that was the hardest.
If I feel like it's a well-written script and if it speaks to me, it's something I want to do. I usually rely on my instincts when it comes to a script.
You have to have energy at hour 13, at hour 14, at hour 15 - comedy cannot be tired, cannot be lazy. You have to be ready to go; you have to have energy.
There are people who are blond and blue-eyes who are walking through airports that are terrorists. There are people who look exactly like me who are terrorists.
I believe that acting is a talent while being a great person encompasses so much more: being a good father, a good husband and the ability to show compassion for others.
When I bought my house in L.A., that was the best business decision I ever made, until the housing market crashed, and it became the worst business decision I ever made.
I was wondering if I could love another child as much as I love my son. And what I realized, within hours of my daughter being born, not only do I love her just as much if not more.
You know, a lot of actors I think go into acting for therapy from whatever trauma has affected them as children. But for me, I think I sought out the drama. That's why I like doing what I do.
My mom and father are extremely proud. They love it when I don't die. I've done so many movies where I've died that their first question when I book a job is, 'So, are you going to die in this?
My mom and father are extremely proud. They love it when I don't die. I've done so many movies where I've died that their first question when I book a job is, 'So, are you going to die in this?'
I don't live my life in a social way. I don't put everything out on social media. I don't live that reality lifestyle. At the same time, I've always been private, ever since I was in high school.
The first season of a show's always a rollercoaster because nobody knows what they're doing. You gotta rush through the season trying to figure out: What is this show? And who are these characters?
I'm happiest when I'm acting, and I've dedicated my life to it. Still, as much as I love acting, at the end of the day, I want to be remembered as a great person, first, and as a great actor, second.
The reality is, because of access to film, you don't have a lot of black people who want to go behind the camera. We raise our children to want to be in front of the camera and shine, and that's on us.
Study your craft, first. Then explore the business side. If you can commit to mastering both, then you're ready to pursue acting as a living. I really want people to understand that you can't take shortcuts.
The kind of issues that we face as detectives are similar to what the other married couples out there are facing, or the brother and sister, or the brother and brother are facing. Relationships are universal.
There's something very beautiful and compelling about someone who has ambition and someone who knows what they want, but it can get a little frustrating at times, so I understand that. I have sympathy for that.
I used to love the 'Star Trek' movies, 'Wrath of Khan' and stuff like that. Loved those movies when I was a kid. And 'Star Wars' obviously was hands-down probably - I mean I had the sheets. I was a big fan of that.
I have two dream roles: One would be a biopic of someone I admire and respect and the other one would be some sort of action drama film similar to a 'Bourne Identity.' I just really want to do an intelligent action drama film.
At the end of the day, the last thing I want to do is - well, anything. I just want to sleep. I crash out hard every day at 'Common Law.' I definitely lost a couple years of my life just on the fatigue factor on the first season.
I've always thought vampires were interesting because they live forever, they're always well-financed, they dress well, you know what I mean? And they're, like, cool. Usually vampire - you've never seen a broke vampire. Have you?
Giving yourself over to the fine line of a human-like droid means that sometimes you make choices that don't make you feel good, as an actor, and you have to learn to embrace that. No actor will tell you that that's a good place to be.
I don't think as highly of myself as some people make me out to be. I am so far from arrogant, because I have been through enough to know that everything can go away in a moment. You know, I really don't understand why anyone would want to put me on a pedestal.