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As an actor, you're not a person; you're a product, a commodity. It's about money. Your job is about making money for other people. At some point, you learn how to be on the other side of that table. You write, direct, produce, and create opportunity for yourself. Then you start to make money for yourself.
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The perfect date is real simple. I wanna just spend a nice casual day walking in the park, playing on the swings... throwing bread crumbs to the ducks, really just chilling and getting to know each other and connecting with the real woman.
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It's great to go to work and your boss is a black man, one of your peers, you know?
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Throughout my career, I wouldn't say my roles have been based on my being considered eye candy.
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I have a Masters and a technology degree already. When I'm not in film or television, my wheels are spinning full time.
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Everybody is important. Everybody has something to give.
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What I've learned is that what most women really want deep down inside is time to get to know you - and your undivided attention. They want it to be about them for a little while.
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You need a spiritual foundation. Something that allows you to see how you connect to the rest of the universe. It's simple stuff, but it's hard.
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I need a woman who is secure and loves herself first. Then she can share that love and light with me.
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Man, my days in Oakdale were a whirlwind.
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It's not attractive to be talking down about yourself all the time. All you continue to do to yourself is pull yourself further down into a deeper place of depression and sadness and insecurity and fear and hopelessness, so it's like, having God in your life is important, accepting who you are is important, regardless of what you look like.
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I played ball in college and semi-professional, and aside from the game and all that, the most valuable thing is the relationships. Who can care how many rings you have or how many championships you've won or how many records you broke. The most valuable stuff is the intangible stuff.
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Sometimes, people only change what they look like for the acceptance of other people, and that's where you start going wrong.
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When all is said and done, I want to die exhausted and empty because I gave everything that was in me. I believe that's why we're all here: to give of ourselves to one another to help create a better world, because you can't take it with you.
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Purity of the spirit is important. A lot of people don't focus on what's going on inside, and no matter what they look like, even sometimes when people do all this wonderful work or they are blessed naturally to look good on the outside, if their spirit is ugly - I don't care how fine you are, if you're ugly on the inside, then you're uglier.
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I play real men that I can identify with. I have a lot of guys tell me that they relate to me because I represent the real, everyday dudes.
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This is America, and everybody has the right to voice and to have an opinion and to have their commentary on things and people.
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Black people are not often considered mainstream.
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She's equally as gracious as someone who shares experiences with you as she is as a superior. What's so graceful about her is that no matter what, she's just Oprah.
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It's always a wonderful experience to keep working.
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I'm a proud Ellington alum. It has everything to do with who I am.
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We're human beings trying to love each other. There are constant revelations and room for growth.
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Pittsburgh is home. I was born there, and it will always have priority in that respect.
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You can add five years to your lifespan by just making intelligent lifestyle choices.