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" I'm very proud to be black, but I'm just as much black as I am white. But I want tell stories that everybody can relate to, so I don't care who's opposite me. "

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" But I got drafted out of high school, and my mother wasn't having it. She was like, you're not about to think that you can just play ball, because if you get hurt, you're going to be out of luck. "

Shemar Moore

Think

You

Mother

" 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. "

" I'm not saying that I am all of my characters, but for me to bring a character to life, you've got to be able to find your own truth. "

" Although I have a lot of close female friends in my life, my number one is still my mom. Without her, I wouldn't have the values that I have and see the world the way that I do today. She taught me how to appreciate and respect women. She taught me chivalry and how to love a woman and respect their feelings and emotions. "

" I could run, but I was throwing 93 mph coming out of high school. "

" 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. "

" Television is in a different time because of reality television, so it's not as exciting. "

" I still have shy qualities but nobody would believe that, just because we're in the forefront and I can talk a lot of mess and I can run my mouth. "

" 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. "

Shemar Moore

Black

Man

" Acting is therapeutic. "

Shemar Moore

Acting

Therapeutic

" 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. "

" I hosted Soul train but I listen to everything. "

" 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. "

" Baseball player. Yeah, that was my dream before acting, or alongside acting. "

" And a lesson in this movie is dig beneath the surface. And so with my words, with my character, I purposely created a character that was away from how you've known me thus far in my career. "

Shemar Moore

Words

You

" But because I could throw so hard when I got to college they made me a pitcher. "

Shemar Moore

Because

College

" I admire Brad Pitt, honestly, just because of how he started and the obstacles he had to overcome to have the career that he's had. "

" 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. "

" Whether it's because of how somebody looks or because of what they're wearing, you kind of assess a person in the first five minutes before they even speak. "

" I got rock in me. "

Shemar Moore

Rock

Got

" I like to make money; I like to have nice things. But I love to act; I love to tell stories. "

" We never get enough of falling in love and believing in love. "

" Each morning needs to start with a good sweat. I'm either working out at home or on set, depending on my call time. "

" What I love about 'Criminal Minds' is that Morgan is an ex-marine, ex-SWAT. To do those things you have to be a pretty badass dude. It's a great incentive to stay in shape. "

" No week is ever the same in my world! An average week in my life changes based on my shooting schedule, if I'm promoting a project, or anything else I have going on. "

" 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. "

Shemar Moore

People

I Can

" Celebrities have more influence to be able to reach out to people, but people are becoming famous on Facebook and social media every day. "

" 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. "

" I loved running. I can catch everything in the outfield. I could throw people out from the fence. "