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" 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. "
Shemar Moore
Acting
You
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" 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. "
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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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" 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. "
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" Celebrities have more influence to be able to reach out to people, but people are becoming famous on Facebook and social media every day. "
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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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" Kim Kardashian is a major player coming off of a reality show, and nobody can turn a blind eye to what she's accomplished, no matter how you see her. "
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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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" Let a woman have her place, because as you provide foundation for her, she provides a foundation for you. And through that vulnerability comes strength. "
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" You know, I don't play the race card a lot. I'm half-black, half-white, and I'm proud of - my skin is brown. The world sees me as a black man, but my mother didn't raise me as a black man. She didn't raise me as a white guy. "
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" 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. "
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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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" Each morning needs to start with a good sweat. I'm either working out at home or on set, depending on my call time. "
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" Well, you can't compete with a six foot five man in a wig. "
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" I got country music in me. "
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" It's no accident that I'm not married and don't have kids yet. "
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" It was truly a lesson in don't take something at face value. You know, so many of us do in life. Whether it's because of how somebody looks or because of what they're wearing or what have you, you kind of assess a person in the first five minutes before they even speak. "
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" I loved running. I can catch everything in the outfield. I could throw people out from the fence. "
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" After eight years on 'Young and the Restless' and eight years on 'Criminal Minds,' I'm ready for that next phase of my career. "
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" I think because people are passing - people that we are aware of are passing at - I don't say a great pace, but it seems like people are dropping, and I think it's just making - there's a consciousness and there's sensitivity to it. "
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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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" Television is in a different time because of reality television, so it's not as exciting. "
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