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" I'm a human being first and foremost, and I have something to say that I think is worthwhile. 'Blue Caprice' is just the second installment of so much more coming. "

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" It's, like, bigots want to embrace me, and I politely take their arms from around my neck. I don't share their views - never have. "

Isaiah Washington

Want

Never

" Whatever I'm throwing out there in my work, you either catch that detail because you're ready to catch it, but if you're not, that's OK - you're still being entertained. "

" Even if I'm playing a bad guy, I work hard to make him multi-leveled and interesting. "

" I've written a book; I've become a better husband and father because I'm home every day. My connection to the Hollywood world has only been through Facebook. "

" Everything is not black-and-white. I'm really interested in the gray area - not justifying it, not glorifying it, not condoning it, but at least having people see there's a genesis for every event in our lives. There's some divine order to it, whether it's ugly or beautiful. "

" I only became an actor to get your attention, to challenge the archetype of an African American male; I can't be anything else in this lifetime than an African American man. "

" I've been so incredibly blessed. I've worked with some of the greatest professionals in town. I stood at the Golden Globes. "

" I am not homophobic - in no way, shape or form. "

" Not only our political system is broken, but how we do business and have public discourse with one another. The system in Hollywood, specifically, is not depicting people of color; we're not even talking about Asian Americans or Latino Americans; we're not even getting into that question. "

" I would still work with Mel Gibson! He's talented, man! Come on, he came up with 'Apocalypto,' man! I want to work with this guy. I've worked with Steven Seagal. He's out of his mind. I mean, I've worked with Spike Lee for four films. I've worked with some people that you can say are right there teetering between genius and madness. "

" I didn't know what gay was until I lived in New York for 10 years. You know, I was just underexposed in that regard. "

" Humanity is in my heart. Do I suffer fools? No. Am I a stickler for my profession? Yes. I am a task master? Yes. My military background, football background, I'm a team player all the way, and I love winning. "

" I hate the term 'black' because it doesn't bring to life who we are as a people. The term 'black' has more negative synonyms than the term white. "

" The whole time I was on 'Grey's,' I'm still reconciling myself to my 11-year-old son, because he never saw me during that time. By the time he got up, he'd see a dent in his pillow, but by the time I got home, he was already asleep. So for three years, he had a daddy that he never saw because I had to work. "

Isaiah Washington

Time

Son

" I'm no longer going to play thugs or debauched cops that I can't possibly make complex characters. I'm bigger than that. I owe too much to too many good people at the Goodman, Arena and Playwrights Horizons. "

" Not just art for art's sake, but I want to have films out there that will provoke authentic, holistic conversations about the human condition. And not provide the easy answers, but put it out there. "

" I'm proud to say that I was that guy playing the character of Dr. Burke on 'Grey's Anatomy.' "

Isaiah Washington

Anatomy

Say

" I love Facebook. I could brush my teeth with Facebook. "