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" Baseball player. Yeah, that was my dream before acting, or alongside acting. "
Shemar Moore
Before
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" Orlando's a part of me. The next guy's a part of me. And the next guy's a part of me. That's all I'm trying to do, is tell cool stories that people can relate to. "
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" 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. "
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" I wanna chase down Denzel Washington, Jamie Foxx, Will Smith. I would love to start my film career. "
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" I'm raised by a single mom and didn't have pops around for the most part of my life. And she, by any means necessary, gave me the best opportunities that she knew how to give me. "
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" I like to make money; I like to have nice things. But I love to act; I love to tell stories. "
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" 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! "
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" I hosted Soul train but I listen to everything. "
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" It's no accident that I'm not married and don't have kids yet. "
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" I want a partner in crime and a Bonnie to my Clyde. I've just been so focused on my career. Women don't like being number two, so I've been glad to keep my distance so I could focus on me, get my life together and take care of my mom without disappointing the woman I love. "
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" But because I could throw so hard when I got to college they made me a pitcher. "
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" Now that I've established myself in a drama, I'm plugging away, trying to get the attention of people who do the independent movies and the features. "
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" That's because I didn't have to work with Madea. I only had to work with Madea once, and that was at the barbecue and I didn't have to get close to her. "
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" 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. "
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