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

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" 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.' "

" 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. "

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" Sometimes '24' can seem a little grand. Sometimes these things can seem a little outlandish. "

" Yes, I do feel a deep responsibility every time, every character, everything that I do. "

" 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 so OCD about prep work and learning lines and stuff. "

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" In television, to be a hero and look like I look, that really stuck with me. "

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