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" Sometimes, something special doesn't live forever. But it can always be forever as long as the fans keep it going. "
Michael Ealy
Sometimes
Long
Live
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" I was the only human in 'Underworld.' I didn't really get the full gauge of what it is to be in a sci-fi/fantasy project. But 'Almost Human' presented that opportunity for me and the fanbase that is in that world at Comic-Con and, honestly, cons all around the world - you can't deny the power of that fanbase. "
Michael Ealy
World
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" I would love to direct but I feel like directing is a whole separate craft and so I tend to respect it as a separate craft that I would need to study first. So, right now I'm still trying to do certain things as an actor and until I get bored of that or I feel completely fed by that then I'll move into directing. "
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" My mom and father are extremely proud. They love it when I don't die. I've done so many movies where I've died that their first question when I book a job is, 'So, are you going to die in this?' "
Michael Ealy
Job
Book
Father
" I have two dream roles: One would be a biopic of someone I admire and respect and the other one would be some sort of action drama film similar to a 'Bourne Identity.' I just really want to do an intelligent action drama film. "
Michael Ealy
Respect
Action
Dream
" The reality is, because of access to film, you don't have a lot of black people who want to go behind the camera. We raise our children to want to be in front of the camera and shine, and that's on us. "
Michael Ealy
Black
Reality
Shine
" For the most part, I meet people who are like 'I really like your work. I'm watching your career. I want to see you do well. Keep doing what you do.' I get that so much, and it's so reassuring. I often wish that so many people, who just work normal jobs, could get a pat on the back as much as I do, because it's very complimentary. "
Michael Ealy
Career
You
Work
" I don't live my life in a social way. I don't put everything out on social media. I don't live that reality lifestyle. At the same time, I've always been private, ever since I was in high school. "
Michael Ealy
School
Live
Time
" There are people who are blond and blue-eyes who are walking through airports that are terrorists. There are people who look exactly like me who are terrorists. "
Michael Ealy
Me
People
Walking
" If you look at a lot of people's careers, the first couple of movies, usually, are the most embarrassing. "
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People
Movies
Most
" There's something very beautiful and compelling about someone who has ambition and someone who knows what they want, but it can get a little frustrating at times, so I understand that. I have sympathy for that. "
Michael Ealy
Ambition
Beautiful
Sympathy
" At the end of the day, the last thing I want to do is - well, anything. I just want to sleep. I crash out hard every day at 'Common Law.' I definitely lost a couple years of my life just on the fatigue factor on the first season. "
Michael Ealy
Law
Life
Day
" I always wanted to have 'Bad Boys' on TV. 'Common Law' is reminiscent of my youth. "
Michael Ealy
Youth
Always
Bad
" Why aren't there enough black cops out there? We need black cops to come in and educate some of the white cops who have issues. "
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Why
White
Need
" For me, it was a big challenge in playing an android that was almost human. "
Michael Ealy
Big
Playing
Me
" I used to love the 'Star Trek' movies, 'Wrath of Khan' and stuff like that. Loved those movies when I was a kid. And 'Star Wars' obviously was hands-down probably - I mean I had the sheets. I was a big fan of that. "
Michael Ealy
Loved
Mean
Movies
" You have to have energy at hour 13, at hour 14, at hour 15 - comedy cannot be tired, cannot be lazy. You have to be ready to go; you have to have energy. "
Michael Ealy
Energy
Ready
Lazy
" I can't sing, like, I can't saaang. I'm no Luther! That to me is singing. Being able to hit a note doesn't mean you can sing. "
Michael Ealy
You
Me
Singing
" You know, a lot of actors I think go into acting for therapy from whatever trauma has affected them as children. But for me, I think I sought out the drama. That's why I like doing what I do. "
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You
Children
Doing
" The kind of issues that we face as detectives are similar to what the other married couples out there are facing, or the brother and sister, or the brother and brother are facing. Relationships are universal. "
Michael Ealy
Relationships
Brother
Face
" The first season of a show's always a rollercoaster because nobody knows what they're doing. You gotta rush through the season trying to figure out: What is this show? And who are these characters? "
Michael Ealy
Nobody
You
Trying
" I think women should have insight as to how men think. Just like men should have insight into how women think. "
Michael Ealy
Think
Men
Like
" I think there's a difference between making a feel-good movie like 'Think Like a Man' and a feel-good show like 'Common Law.' It's not too heavy, it's not too serious. You just walk away with a smile on your face. I think that makes people somewhat more endearing to you. "
Michael Ealy
Man
Think
Smile
" I personally feel like I do look 28 - I never have seen anyone who told me I looked over 35. "
Michael Ealy
Feel
Over
Never
" I love going to see the theatre whether it's a Broadway play or a Russian ballet company. "
Michael Ealy
Company
Going
Play
" The weightlifting was easy. The diet - no sugar, no salt, no carbs, way too much breast of chicken with no seasoning - that was the hardest. "
Michael Ealy
Chicken
Diet
Easy
" I feel like I've finally made it as an actor. I've been doing this for years and you don't always make a movie that everybody likes. "
Michael Ealy
Like
Always
You
" As an actor, you tend to draw on your human instincts and your background, what you've gone through as an individual. "
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Actor
Gone
Human
" I think we can continue to do as much protesting as we want. Systemic racism needs to be changed from within. "
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Needs
Much
Think
" I would never sign on to a project that was male-bashing, because first and foremost I'm a man... what guy would sign on for that? "
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Man
Project
Because
" I was wondering if I could love another child as much as I love my son. And what I realized, within hours of my daughter being born, not only do I love her just as much if not more. "
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Son
Child
Daughter