Historically Black Colleges and Universities, or HBCUs, have played an important role in enriching the lives of not just African Americans, but our entire country.
Until we recognize the essential role of biology, our attempts to truly unify the universe will remain a train to nowhere.
There are a few roles I want to play, but mostly I just want to keep doing a play every now and then, watch kids grow and eat cookies and drink tea.
I think if an actor is right for a role, casting sees that, and the words that are on the page, depending on how it's written, can really help your character develop.
When I run into disappointment - say, for example, not getting a role I'd hoped for - I just try not to take it personally.
I think I've always just been kinda geeky and got to play some mildly appealing roles.
I never get the tall, blonde, glamorous roles because I'm not tall, blonde and glamorous. I'm more the wee, disturbing characters because of the way I look or sound.
Most of the roles that I go for are Americans, so the first thing I had to do was pin down the American accent - which is obviously in 'Blue Crush 2.'
Look up the word role in the dictionary and you'll see it means playing a part. That's why I call myself a real model.
My first soldier role was in 'Flags of Our Fathers.' Casting director Jay Binder saw that movie and was looking for soldiers for 'Journey's End,' which led to 'Generation Kill.'
So successful has been the camera's role in beautifying the world that photographs, rather than the world, have become the standard of the beautiful.
People told me I couldn't kill Nicholson, so I cast him in two roles and killed him off twice.
I do not believe any president can bind a successor president to give up his fundamental role as protector of the country.
A public role endures for the literary high-command, as sages and seers, speaking out on social and political issues.
I always wanted to do a Hollywood story. The thing about actors, though, is that they go through a streak of roles. The question is, what's in between?
David Moyes was one who, at a certain crossroads in my career, he was there. And since then, I've kicked on. That's why he played such a big role in my career.
Actors do tend to get pigeonholed. People want to know who you are so they can put you in a box. It's lovely to be known for such diametrically opposite roles.
I view my role more as trying to set up an environment where the personalities, creativity and individuality of all the different employees come out and can shine.
I would absolutely like to play more leading roles. There's no philosophy - well, the only philosophy, I suppose, is to try and do different things.
My dream as an actor growing up was always to challenge myself to different genres, different roles, and it's actually rare that an actor's given that opportunity to do that.
You can't say yes to every role, and you have to make people miss you. I don't want people to get sick of me.
