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" Acting is therapeutic. "
Acting
Therapeutic
" Acting is therapeutic. I say I'm not shy, but... Acting is a very vulnerable experience, and you've got to be really confident to put yourself out there to be judged. "
Yourself
Experience
Acting
" After eight years on 'Young and the Restless' and eight years on 'Criminal Minds,' I'm ready for that next phase of my career. "
Next
Young
Years
" Although I have a lot of close female friends in my life, my number one is still my mom. Without her, I wouldn't have the values that I have and see the world the way that I do today. She taught me how to appreciate and respect women. She taught me chivalry and how to love a woman and respect their feelings and emotions. "
Today
Life
Love
" And a lesson in this movie is dig beneath the surface. And so with my words, with my character, I purposely created a character that was away from how you've known me thus far in my career. "
Me
Words
You
" Baseball player. Yeah, that was my dream before acting, or alongside acting. "
Before
Acting
Player
" Because I could throw so hard when I got to college, they made me a pitcher. If I had to it all over again, I would have stuck to playing in the outfield. I loved running. I can catch everything in the outfield. I could throw people out from the fence. "
Me
People
I Can
" But because I could throw so hard when I got to college they made me a pitcher. "
Because
Me
College
" But I got drafted out of high school, and my mother wasn't having it. She was like, you're not about to think that you can just play ball, because if you get hurt, you're going to be out of luck. "
Think
You
Mother
" But there are still good shows like 24, Boomtown and the Wire, the Shield. "
Wire
Shows
Still
" Celebrities have more influence to be able to reach out to people, but people are becoming famous on Facebook and social media every day. "
People
Social Media
Famous
" Denzel has been that leading man, but it took him a while to get to Training Day and Hurricane Carter. "
Training
Him
Been
" Each morning needs to start with a good sweat. I'm either working out at home or on set, depending on my call time. "
Start
Morning
Home
" Hopefully when you see the movie, Maybe you don't have the Orlando in your life, but you know that guy. He goes to church. He's down the street. He's one of the boys at the schoolyard. They exist. "
Street
Know
Life
" I admire Brad Pitt, honestly, just because of how he started and the obstacles he had to overcome to have the career that he's had. "
Admire
Career
Obstacles
" I always speak so highly of my mom because she's my partner in crime, and none of this would be possible without her love and support. Always have to make time for Mom. "
Love
Support
Speak
" I could describe my career in two words: who knew. I was on the path to becoming a professional baseball player, but I got injured in college. When I decided to move out to L.A. to try acting, nobody was betting on me, not even my family. But it's always been that way for me; nothing has come easy. "
Words
Family
College
" I could run, but I was throwing 93 mph coming out of high school. "
High School
High
Coming
" I do like working out. I feel my best when I work out, but you know, I'm human. I like to ride my bicycle and lift weights and hike. When I am diligently working out, ideally, I like to work out four days a week. If I can do that, I feel good about myself. "
Myself
Best
Good
" I don't see myself as a 'black actor,' I'm just Shemar Moore the actor. "
Moore
Just
See
" I don't want to be an old dad. "
Want
Old
Dad
" I got country music in me. "
Country
Music
Got
" I got rock in me. "
Rock
Me
Got
" I hosted Soul train but I listen to everything. "
Soul
Listen
Everything
" I know that on my own sites, a picture of me with my mom or me with my dog does well, but when I put up a picture of myself shirtless, it does get a little crazy. "
Me
Crazy
Dog
" I like to make money; I like to have nice things. But I love to act; I love to tell stories. "
Tell
Love
Money
" I loved running. I can catch everything in the outfield. I could throw people out from the fence. "
Loved
Everything
Fence
" I'm a drama guy. "
Drama
Guy
" I'm not a machine. I get really motivated, then I fall off the wagon and want to eat Chinese food and sit on my couch and gain five or 10 pounds! "
Eat
Fall
Food
" I'm not saying that I am all of my characters, but for me to bring a character to life, you've got to be able to find your own truth. "
Character
Truth
Saying
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