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" Eric Carter is a more raw, more emotional protagonist. He's a bit of an Everyman. "

" Even before I was working off-Broadway, there were lots of different TV shows that I would actually say 'no' to, and my agents would be like, 'Are you crazy?' but they stuck with me because they know the kind of things that excite me. "

" Growing up, we never got to see a hero who didn't have superpowers who looked like us, that you could kind of look to and say, 'I could be that guy one day. I could be a patriot. I could be a soldier. I could work in the government and be a hero.' "

" Heading out to L.A., doing this acting thing. You can't rest on your laurels out there. You finish a film, you don't know how it's going to do. You're talking about that next job, usually. "

" I didn't grow up seeing faces of patriots, emotional and raw and gritty, who looked like me. "

" I feel immensely blessed - not just that I'm working, but that I'm working on projects that I really care about and like. I've always been that way. "

" If people don't connect to Eric Carter's struggles, I'm sure they'll find a character in this series to connect to. That's ultimately what it's about for me. "

" If the challenge wasn't there, there's no reason to say 'yes' to the role. "

" If you feel your rights are being abused by the authorities, and you don't say something, sometimes the cops don't know how far to take it. They have a hard job, but at the same time, I think it's just about educating yourself. "

" I got to pick the mind of a genius, and I realized why he was a genius. And I realized the man behind the veil or whatever you want to call it. Do you know what I mean? I got to see what makes Dr. Dre Dr. Dre, and I got to interpret that. It's hard to put it into words, so the only thing I know how to do is put it on the screen. "

" I grew up in D.C. "

" I grew up singing, and I played on Broadway to thousands of people, you know what I mean? "

" I had my foot in both worlds. I knew what I didn't want, and so I had to make a choice, just like N.W.A. made choices. "

" I have family that are vets of the military. My grandfather served as well. "

" I have members of my family who are in the military. I have friends who are in the military. Classmates who served in the military. "

" I have the most utmost respect for the men and women overseas, and I only played a soldier on television. Again, I can only imagine the sacrifices that they make every single day. "

" I knew I wanted to be an artist early on, but I decided to seriously pursue the profession when I auditioned for Juilliard. "

" I know that people get cast based on how they look in Hollywood. "

" I know the struggle - trust me. I know how hard it is for us to say 'no' to a lot of things that get offered. "

" I like being a chameleon and doing things that are just so different that people will be like, 'Oh, that's him?' "

" I like being the underdog. "

" I like doing things that people wouldn't necessarily think I can do. "

" I like to surprise myself. I like to surprise my fans, too. "

" I live in New York. "

" I'll just put it this way: I've struggled enough as a working actor - and, most of the times, a not working actor - to know that anytime you are working is a blessing. "

" I'm a very private guy, so it's an adjustment for me, but a welcomed one, as long as the work remains the focus. "

" I'm having way too much fun on 'The Walking Dead.' "

" I'm not going to lie to you: I'd prefer not to go to the gym and not to run. "

" I'm so OCD about prep work and learning lines and stuff. "

" I'm the guy coming from Juilliard. "

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