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" The tension between the Capulets and the Montagues is like a gang rivalry, and that has everything to do with Compton. "

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" I like being a chameleon and doing things that are just so different that people will be like, 'Oh, that's him?' "

" The only pressure, as an actor, is to step into Eric Carter's shoes and make him as fully and as complex and as flawed and as human as I could. "

" While I was filming 'Kong' - and I don't play a very capable Army Ranger in 'Kong'; I play a completely different character - but we had a lot of Army Rangers there, former Army Rangers, and Navy SEALs, who were working on the movie with us for the other characters, for the Army guys in the movie. "

" The challenge is making sure that every single moment is honest, no matter what. It's doing Eric Carter justice. Not trying to fill Jack Bauer's shoes. Not trying to step into Kiefer's legacy. "

" In television, to be a hero and look like I look, that really stuck with me. "

" Even before I was working off-Broadway, there were lots of different TV shows that I would actually say 'no' to, and my agents would be like, 'Are you crazy?' but they stuck with me because they know the kind of things that excite me. "

" There's no wrong choice because, whatever you choose, that's meant for you. "

" It's always weird when it comes to awards and awards season because how can you say that this performance is better than this performance? Art is so subjective. "

" I sort of have to have a positive outlook. "

" On '24,' you don't have time to emote and deal with stuff, because stuff just keeps happening. Every other minute, there's something crazy that's happening that's threatening this country. "

" I knew I wanted to be an artist early on, but I decided to seriously pursue the profession when I auditioned for Juilliard. "

" The idea of a new hero for a new day sang to me. "

" I'm tired of seeing people dying every day; I'm tired of seeing people go to jail for nothing. "

" Eric Carter is a more raw, more emotional protagonist. He's a bit of an Everyman. "

" There's good cops and bad cops, and the good cops have to hold the bad cops accountable. We have to hold the bad cops accountable, too. "

" I have members of my family who are in the military. I have friends who are in the military. Classmates who served in the military. "

" In 2001, terrorism was fought in a completely different way. "

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" What everyone loved about '24' is still there - the clock, the tick, the lean-in factor, the pacing. "

" I remember seeing the first episode of '24' when I was 13, and to be that face for a 13-year-old and open up that possibility, it shows you the world isn't on fire. There's possibility there. "

" I'm having way too much fun on 'The Walking Dead.' "

" It can't be all serious at all times. "

" I grew up in D.C. "

" I think, in our darkest moments, you have to find the humor, and you have to find the lightness. "

" You read things, and they come to you, and if they speak to you at the moment and there's a voice in you that says, 'I don't know, that's risky,' or 'That's challenging,' then do it. Run at it and tackle it. And if it's bad, it's bad. You're gonna get over it. "

" I like to surprise myself. I like to surprise my fans, too. "

" I got to pick the mind of a genius, and I realized why he was a genius. And I realized the man behind the veil or whatever you want to call it. Do you know what I mean? I got to see what makes Dr. Dre Dr. Dre, and I got to interpret that. It's hard to put it into words, so the only thing I know how to do is put it on the screen. "

" To be honest, sometimes you have to know your rights. "

" Sometimes you just need to raise your voice. And sometimes a little anger is necessary, to be honest. "