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" Now that I've established myself in a drama, I'm plugging away, trying to get the attention of people who do the independent movies and the features. "

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" 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. "

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

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" 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. "

" 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. "

" Hopefully when you see the movie, Maybe you don't have the Orlando in your life, but you know that guy. He goes to church. He's down the street. He's one of the boys at the schoolyard. They exist. "

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

Falling In Love

" 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. "

" But there are still good shows like 24, Boomtown and the Wire, the Shield. "

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

" 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. "

" Denzel has been that leading man, but it took him a while to get to Training Day and Hurricane Carter. "

" I'm not a machine. I get really motivated, then I fall off the wagon and want to eat Chinese food and sit on my couch and gain five or 10 pounds! "

" 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. "

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

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" I got rock in me. "

" I know that on my own sites, a picture of me with my mom or me with my dog does well, but when I put up a picture of myself shirtless, it does get a little crazy. "

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" When I do tie the knot, it will be one time, for good. "

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" I got country music in me. "