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" I still play ball competitively because it helps keep me stay in shape. "

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" There's nothing more fun than just walking through town or maybe going to a community-based festival. How much does that cost? Nothing! "

" It's great to go to work and your boss is a black man, one of your peers, you know? "

" I play real men that I can identify with. I have a lot of guys tell me that they relate to me because I represent the real, everyday dudes. "

" You can add five years to your lifespan by just making intelligent lifestyle choices. "

" I still get lots of folks who remember my days on ATWT and AMC. As a matter of fact, they're the proudest fans of all because they feel like, 'We were here first,' before I had other fans from all my other shows and movies. They feel a deeper sense of pride and connection to me and have followed my career ever since 2002. "

" Sometimes, people only change what they look like for the acceptance of other people, and that's where you start going wrong. "

" My mother and father were visionaries in Pittsburgh, part of that collective of people who were creative and active together, and I am a product of that community and those relationships. "

" I'm a proud Ellington alum. It has everything to do with who I am. "

" The perfect date is real simple. I wanna just spend a nice casual day walking in the park, playing on the swings... throwing bread crumbs to the ducks, really just chilling and getting to know each other and connecting with the real woman. "

" I'm especially honored that The Black Gents will debut Off-Broadway and pay tribute to The Tuskegee Airmen and other ancestors of that time who have embodied excellence, self-determination, and self-discipline. "

Self-Discipline

" Everybody is important. Everybody has something to give. "

" When all is said and done, I want to die exhausted and empty because I gave everything that was in me. I believe that's why we're all here: to give of ourselves to one another to help create a better world, because you can't take it with you. "

" There's no greater source of happiness than giving yourself to other people. "

" People have no concept of boundaries. "

" You need a spiritual foundation. Something that allows you to see how you connect to the rest of the universe. It's simple stuff, but it's hard. "

" Pittsburgh is home. I was born there, and it will always have priority in that respect. "

" No one likes to be typecast, but I would like to believe that the attention I get is for my acting, but at the same time, darn it, if I get to keep playing the handsome, smart guy, then that's also a blessing, and it's the last thing I would complain about. "

" Most importantly, I realize the value of the other people - the extended family - the other people within my community, my cultures: my teachers and the other people I call Auntie, Uncle, Godfather, Godbrother, whatever. These are people who pulled you in and made you part of their lives and their homes. "

" I don't have a problem showing vulnerability. "

" I've always been attracted to more than just the way a woman looks and the way she's shaped. "

" Man, my days in Oakdale were a whirlwind. "

" I'm all about black folks working together and progressing together. "

Working Together

" We're human beings trying to love each other. There are constant revelations and room for growth. "

" You can change your body shape by permitting yourself to exercise and eat a healthy diet and so on - and we've heard miraculous stories of people who have lost hundreds of pounds, and they look like a completely different person - but that's not the norm for the average person, and a lot of times, people don't get that way in a healthy way. "

" My ability to bring different characters to life is what has helped me advance in my career, and I would say as far as looks are concerned, well, I suppose that would be the icing on the cake, but acting comes first and foremost. "

" It's always a wonderful experience to keep working. "

" I played ball in college and semi-professional, and aside from the game and all that, the most valuable thing is the relationships. Who can care how many rings you have or how many championships you've won or how many records you broke. The most valuable stuff is the intangible stuff. "

" Many women are so wounded that they can't love another person. "

" This is America, and everybody has the right to voice and to have an opinion and to have their commentary on things and people. "

" I don't like a whole lot of flash and superficial stuff; I want a woman that's all-natural, in her purest form. "