I find that most of us actors can't stand ourselves in any form.

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.

Build a house?" exclaimed John."For the Wendy, " said Curly."For Wendy?" John said, aghast. "Why, she is only a girl!""That, " explained Curly, "is why we are her servants.

I think death has a right to its own courage and dignity and self-respect.

In a long and healthy life, which is what most of us have, there is plenty of time.

I'm a Ford, not a Lincoln. My addresses will never be as eloquent as Mr. Lincoln's. But I will do my very best to equal his brevity and his plain speaking.

The laughing way we make damaged people our playthings, it's so dehumanizing.

Strange that we all defend our wrongs with more vigor than we do our rights.

Much as soldiers come back, they've been in combat or the edge of it and suddenly that adjustment back to civilian life is a real challenge.

You want to do movies that your children can watch, and that your children can have fun at and enjoy the experience of shooting.

You have to make sure that [grants] reach people by virtue of their Identity Documents.

And when I was angry, when I was younger, I was in a cocoon. Now I'm a beautiful, black butterfly.