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" 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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" 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. "

" 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. "

" I personally feel like I do look 28 - I never have seen anyone who told me I looked over 35. "

" I know the commitment that TV requires but it's nice to come to work and have fun. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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" I would love to have a complete family. I'd love to do it all at once. I'd love to be able to give to my children what my parents were able to give to me. And if I'm blessed to be able to do that, fantastic. If I'm not, then life goes on. You have to do the best you can. I do think we have to bring the family back; I do. "

" 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. "

" I think we can continue to do as much protesting as we want. Systemic racism needs to be changed from within. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Any time you audition and get it, you earned it. "

" 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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" I would say that the fan support validated my choices as an actor and... the work ethic and the amount of work that went into that character day in and day out. I think the fan support really validates that and all of the cast and crew that worked really hard to make the world of 'Almost Human' look the way it did. "

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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?' "