I was always interested in medicine and I was actually a pre-med major.

The Southern Baptist Church is a specific culture in itself. So, I had to study, talk to people, watch tape and go to performances to see how Gospel artists move compared to secular artists.

Gospel artists are messengers; they are vessels of a message.

I've always given people the benefit of the doubt until they prove me otherwise.

I was looking to show people I could act. I was looking for something that would take me away from the whole hunk riding off into the sunset thing that people wanted me to play after Brown Sugar.

My love for you is past the mind, beyond my heart, and into my soul.

Everybody goes through obstacles and problems and issues and turn their backs on people that we are fond of and love just because we hurt; and everybody goes through that.

I like to laugh, I like to smile, and I don't take myself too seriously. I can be a goofball.

As part of my relationship with my wife and my daughter, and we share everything and talk about everything.

We are willing to weather the storm of multiple failures to achieve a goal. We're so convinced in the destination that we are able to let go of the reins and give it to God.

I'm in the booth and first of all, I'm from Germany and I had never heard a gospel in my life.

Leaving home's a cinch. It's the staying, once you've found it, that takes courage.

The power of encouragement is the grace of life.

Anyone who thinks there's safety in numbers hasn't looked at the stock market pages.

The world of research has gone berserk. Too much paper work.

Even your religious friends do not want to hear about God during a medical diagnosis.

I just feel like estrogen is bad hormones, and seen as shameful.

Growing up I always shopped at Victoria's Secret with my mom and saw Angels like Gisele and Karolina Kurkova in the windows.

Nothing fosters courage like a clear grasp of grace... & nothing fosters fear like an ignorance of mercy

Life's meaning heavily benefits from lifelong bonds.

It is scary for an actor when you get hired as a lead. No matter what the plot is, it is your job to do something interesting enough to make them want to get inside the lead character's head.