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" I'm a black Catholic raised in Decatur, Georgia, which was very gang-infested. Then, I went to an all-white private high school and excelled in sports and wrote poetry, then played football at the University of Georgia, minoring in drama. "

Omari Hardwick

Sports

School

Poetry

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" Deciding to not attach ourselves to something that doesn't appropriately represent us is extremely powerful. "

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Powerful

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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. "

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Three

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" There were uncles in my life that definitely knew the street life. "

" Like anybody who grew up in the Eighties, I cringe at the thought of these movies being remade, because of the corniness and cheesiness of the originals. "

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Who

Because

" I think what's most important is family. "

" I'm really nerdy, and I read a lot. "

" Women are amazing lovers. "

" You can't look at the dollar and say, 'I'm not what I dreamed of being unless I do this type of movie and it's a blockbuster that gives me this amount of dollars.' That's not good. "

" I have very much been a guy who's acknowledged how many women have directed me, have produced... it's been unbelievable. "

" 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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" I really had a problem with being 'the man.' I'm past it now, but that was my insecurity. I ran from that. I was cool with being No. 3 on the call sheet or No. 2. "

" Actors are intelligent. Yet, many of them do not communicate well. That's what makes it so hard to have a relationship with one. "

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" I don't make a big deal out of playing football at UGA to people who have interviewed me. "

" People are fond of that 'crabs in a barrel' mentality, and I'm like, 'No, there needs to be more so we can create more barrels; there doesn't need to be one barrel.' "

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Needs

Create

" I always have a backpack. I was a poet, so it reminds me of being a backpack poet. "

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Poet

Backpack

" It's an interesting thing to play the heroes of our society, like cops and firefighters. They're the basic heroes that, as little boys and little girls, you look up to as the first heroes of your small, specific community. "

" I use Aveeno cleansers and moisturizers. "

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Use

" So many athletes who have been close to me have been everything to me. "

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Been

Who

" I've approached every character I've ever played with a poem, first and foremost. "

" I think the universe just brings people around others they find to be interesting. "

" Women are so necessary for us in terms of support. "

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Women

Necessary