Cleavant Derricks Quotes

United States, Singer-Songwriter
May 15, 1953

Cleavant Derricks Jr. (born May 15, 1953) is an American actor and Tony Award winning singer-songwriter, who is best known for his role of Rembrandt Brown on Sliders.

When you have an opportunity to do a series, you want to stick it out. You don't know when you're going to get another one like that again.

Cleavant Derricks
- Opportunity
I would walk into an audition, and they'd say, 'Here comes Clinton Derricks-Carroll's brother.' They could never remember my name.

Cleavant Derricks
- Remember
- Brother

When I do comedy, it's not like I'm trying to be funny for folks; I look for the honesty in it. With James Early in 'Dreamgirls,' it was the honesty of it: it was the reality of the moment. You know, I don't know what makes me play sometimes. I really don't. I just do what I do. And that's what I did for 'Sliders,' and that's how I got the job.

Cleavant Derricks
- Trying
- Job
- Reality