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

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Self-Discipline

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

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

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

" 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. "

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

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

" 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 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. "

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

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

Working Together

" Everything is a negotiation. Everything is a little bit of give and take. "

" I wanted to create a line for women and men alike that would encourage them to embrace the harmony and divine balance of sensuality and spirituality within all of us. Forplai is an opportunity to not only smell good and feel good, but to also take time to connect with the heavens above and the god in you. "

" Just take one small victory at a time. "

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

" 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. "

" Purity of the spirit is important. A lot of people don't focus on what's going on inside, and no matter what they look like, even sometimes when people do all this wonderful work or they are blessed naturally to look good on the outside, if their spirit is ugly - I don't care how fine you are, if you're ugly on the inside, then you're uglier. "

" People have no concept of boundaries. "

" It's not attractive to be talking down about yourself all the time. All you continue to do to yourself is pull yourself further down into a deeper place of depression and sadness and insecurity and fear and hopelessness, so it's like, having God in your life is important, accepting who you are is important, regardless of what you look like. "

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

" High blood pressure is a major health crisis in the black community. "

" Throughout my career, I wouldn't say my roles have been based on my being considered eye candy. "

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

" When you learn how to be really attentive, you learn the importance of patience and appreciating a woman. You're able to appreciate the softness of her skin and the look in her eyes. It's a connection. "

" Sometimes you can see a pilot, and then when the series starts, it's different people. That's always possible. "

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

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

" She's equally as gracious as someone who shares experiences with you as she is as a superior. What's so graceful about her is that no matter what, she's just Oprah. "

" 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. "

" 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. "