Film and television essentially feel the same when you're doing it, because it's the same technical approach.

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.

It is necessary for you to walk according to the spirit because the spirit lusts against the flesh

You'll go far. How do I know? Because life is goosing you so hard you'll never stop climbing.

Friendships aren't perfect and yet they are very precious. For me not expecting perfection all in one place was a great release.

Adoration is caring for God above all else.

God's purpose in redemption is to make worshipers out of rebels.

I'm most at home on the stage. I was carried onstage for the first time when I was six months old.

Jack Aubrey is a tremendous tower of strength and you always want to read about him.

Artists try to ask questions, and within our society, unless there are artists, those questions don't get asked. And everybody blames the market.

I try to eat well, but I don't deny myself the foods I love. I just eat them in moderation.

The Beatles are, first and foremost, my favorite band of all time.