As a person of color, there's no getting around the reality of its responsibility.

Building a little bonfire at night on the beach and lying on a blanket with my wife under the stars is not only sexy, it's romantic.

As far as I know, you only get one shot at this life. It only goes round once and time is precious. When I'm not working, you'd better spend that time with someone important.

My sense of personal strength has always come from my family.

My family is like a sanctuary to me. I always turn to them for support and strength. I take comfort in knowing no matter which path I choose, my family stands behind me.

The whole thing about acting, the draw for me, is the opportunity to do things you don't get to do in real life.

I come from a large family so you can count on the fact that I'm going to have more kids.

I've made a career over the last seventeen years of mostly playing men in uniform, especially cops. The one thing for an actor that is death, is if you're bored. The boredom will show in your work.

There is no length that is too great to go to in order to protect your child.

Your job as an actor is to stay employed.

As an audience member, I like watching Rupert as an actor when he's most playful. I think Rupert is really adept at comedy; I think that's where his strength lies.

Sometimes there aren't words. The silence between us is flung wide as an ocean. But I manage to reach across it, to wrap my arms around him.

I am an Author a person who plays with words so they can dance in the minds of others

War hath no fury like a non-combatant.

Make faithfulness and truth thy masters: have no friends unlike thyself: be not ashamed to mend thy faults.

The Christian religion teaches us to imitate a God that is cruel, insidious, jealous, and implacable in his wrath.

Leadership is the power of one harnessing the power of many.

Collaboration is necessary for making great art. Everybody has a perspective on what they think or feel the material should ultimately look like when it hits the screen.

All my weak days have a common cause - I have neglected communion with God through my neglect of the Scriptures & prayer. When will I learn?

The best of life is conversation, and the greatest success is confidence, or perfect understanding between sincere people.