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" Dad worked as a security guard for United Airlines, and Mom was a housewife who cleaned houses to make ends meet. "
Dennis Haysbert
Security
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" I went through a phase where all I was doing was commercials, and not that it was a bad thing, but I was referred to as 'the Allstate guy' as I was walking the streets. Someone comes up to you on the street, you would like them to know your name. "
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" On my wall, along with my favorite football players and baseball players, I had Marlon Brando and Sir Laurence Olivier. These were childhood idols. "
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" I've studied theater since high school. Of course, it's a different story altogether being on Broadway, but it's still theater, and you have to be in front of a live audience, and that's very exciting. It's something I've definitely wanted to do, but I got involved in movies and television, and then it became a luxury to get back on the stage. "
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" I love emotion. I love being in love. And showing that on screen. I think it's wonderful. "
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" I think I'd make a great superhero. I'm serious. I want to play a superhero, and I've already got one in mind. I think I've still got the body for the costume, and it's something I really want to do. "
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" I love romance films, especially between people of color, because we don't really explore that enough. I would love to do that. "
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" I played a little basketball, but basketball interfered with theater season. That's when we did our term plays and did nutshell versions of Shakespeare for English classes. And, believe me, I got a fair amount of looks from the guys on the team. 'You're in theater but you can play football?' "
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" All my brothers have my father's voice. "
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" I really do believe that was what I was put on this planet to do: to give to people and, through my performances, show them another world - in the case of '24,' to show them what a politician, black or white, should be. Basically, I wanted to be a service to others. "
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" I think the first time 'white' was used was in the 1600s. Generally, we were described by where we came from... All of a sudden, this word 'white' came through, and now everyone is going for their own sense of power... to figure out who's on top. "
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" I've always been a big Western fan. "
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" The bottom line is people are people, and the sooner we realise that, the better off things are going to be. "
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