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" I grew up in Decatur, Georgia. We had three boys in the household; actually, it felt like four of us. My pops sort of raised my uncle, too. So, it was four boys and, later, a younger sister. "
Omari Hardwick
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" I tend to want to put my fingers over my ears and not hear all of that, not hear that there are so many fans. "
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" I was trying to pay the bills with poems, and it was easy to memorize my poems, because I'd be riding my bike in California trying to memorize them before going on stage at a poetry lounge. "
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" I have very much been a guy who's acknowledged how many women have directed me, have produced... it's been unbelievable. "
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" You know how you can be romantic? You can be romantic by going to a beautiful setting, sitting on a park bench, and getting good ole-fashioned golden arches, a.k.a. McDonald's. That's probably the best I can do romantically. "
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" Know that the tattoos are all significant. They're all extremely insignificant. I can't break each one down, but it's 20 years. The first one was 21 years of age from a football teammate. "
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" I don't think there's a fan out there who hasn't had a family member or known someone personally who's been in the midst of divorce - perhaps not necessarily gotten the divorce or executed it, or perhaps they have - and still, in many cases, they found themselves back with the person that they were married to. "
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" If I can just be thought of as Omari Hardwick who had a really, really solid career, and whose work is appreciated in its own right, I think that would be a great legacy to leave behind. "
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" When I think about the person who's been most in my ear, it's Joe Dumars. "
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" Spike Lee gave me the greatest reaction to the fact that I was this athlete-meets-artist, because I think he saw that I was different. I learned that oftentimes, Spike directs in a sense that he might just stare at you and look at you in a telepathic way of communicating. "
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" I use Aveeno cleansers and moisturizers. "
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" I've definitely had my moments in relationships where I've been able to say yes, I have been heartbroken, my heart has been broken. "
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" I'd done 'Peter Pan' in a little pre-K class or whatever. "
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