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That's humour - doing what funny people have done since comedy began without being edgy and pushing boundaries.
I consider myself a human being, a Christian, a father, a husband, so many things, before being a black person.
I turn down a lot of movies because sometimes they glamorize violence or the darker side of sex or criminality.
My older brother was cool, so I was suddenly cool by association. And I totally dusted all my old math friends.
I feel like I've got this anti-marriage thing, but it's less that and more I'm overthinking it to get it right.
My family took me to church when I was like 4 years old, and I had to be in a pageant, and I was playing Jesus.
Boston is so laced with jerseys that you can be dressed head to toe in team apparel and no one will look twice.
Coffee doesn't need a menu, it needs a cup. That's all it needs! Maybe a saucer underneath the cup — that's it.
The best thing about series TV is that everyone you work with is hand-picked, as compared to working on a film.
One of the things I had a hard time getting used to when I came to California in '78 was Santa Claus in shorts.
We'll all retire from life at some point. The great thing about acting is you don't necessarily have to retire.
I am an actor and I live in the world of pretend in my working capacity. I live in the world of my imagination.
There are tribes all over the world who sing and dance every day as part of their lives. And we oughta do that.
If we wait until our lives are free from sorrow or difficulty, then we wait forever. And miss the entire point.
Hollywood today is all about being consistent. All thinking in mainstream film business takes place in one box.
When I was a young actor... the more different you were from the part you played, the more talent it reflected.
I got very lucky with 'Harry Potter.' I got that role because I'm a ginger! Red hair was my only qualification!
It's a good feeling to come away from a day's work feeling like you've achieved something. Tired brain is good.
No human beings are one-dimensional, and if they feel one-dimensional to you, it's because you don't know them.
I used to record but just in my own studio or in my friend's back when I toyed with the idea of being a rapper.
The negative about acting is that you have to spend a great deal of time away from your friends and loved ones.
Green Screen was a total experiment. I'm glad we did it, but it was just tough on that network to get it going.
But I would reinvent myself if I could. As a sexy leading man! We all would like that, but I don't know how to.
'Married with Children,' we were good until the fifth or sixth season, and then we limped into the 11th season.
I was one of the innovators of the TLC Match; some would arguably say that I am the master of the Ladder Match.
I don't know if it's a blessing or a curse, but every time I show up on set it still feels like the first time.
By nature, I'm very care-taking. There's something really beautiful about cooking for someone and feeding them.
One of the hardest things about my job is that there kind of is no one rulebook that applies to all situations.
You've gotta separate yourself from the character. It's hard... so it can make its way into your everyday life.
I've sort of done a play every four or five years I guess if I look back in my career. And I think that's good.
I've always been a bit of a lost soul, and I think that goes back to me being adopted and not knowing my roots.
If you hang around long enough to show these people what you can do, you have a chance in this acting business.
My son, Tony Vincent, is a stuntman. He doubles for Jim Caviezel on 'Person of Interest.' He works really hard.
I don't know what drives me. I need to work. I wanted to be in the entertainment field, but I didn't know what.
Fellas, it's all a numbers game. The more women you meet, the greater chance you have of finding the right one.
All of my memories are now on hard drives. I'll change phones or I'll change my laptop, and all my photos stay.
My god-father, Bob Wall, was in a couple of Bruce Lee movies, and he trained Bruce Lee when he came to America.
Yeah, I like to have fun - I think that's a good way to live. I think you're better at your job if you like it.
The easiest way to maintain happiness is to lower your expectations of other people and raise them of yourself!
If risk is the key factor to success and really smart people avoid it, you might not be dumb enough to succeed!
There's no better satisfaction than writing. I feel that writing is the best and everything else comes with it.
I'm stopped by mothers who say, 'Mr. Wilder, what advice would you give to my young boy? He's really talented.'
When you hit 'Save' on a spread sheet and you assign a spreadsheet to something, that [stuff] becomes official.
After doing One Fine Day and playing a pediatrician on ER, I'll never have kids. I'm going to have a vasectomy.
It's possible for me to make a bad movie out of a good script, but I can't make a good movie from a bad script.
I'm proud of my relationship with 'Star Trek'! 'Star Trek' is a show that I am philosophically compatible with.
I think a lot of people think I'm doing kind of a character onstage, but what you're really getting is just me.
I don't blame anyone but myself for the kind of parts I got. To blame external circumstances is absolute folly.
Actually, I think the average voice is like 70 percent tone and 30 percent noise. My voice is 95 percent noise.
As a single guy, the baseline of what I needed was so low. I just needed an air mattress, food, and rent money.