American - Actor | June 2, 1954 -
I used to get really jealous of Ron Howard as Opie on 'The Andy Griffith Show' - we were the same age. I would just think, 'God, that little kid can work, and I can't!'
Dennis Haysbert
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I grew up in Northern California, and theater is all there was. I didn't know how to go about starting a career when I was 10.
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I have children, so I'm constantly worrying about the world they are going to inherit.
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I think the first time 'white' was used was in the 1600s. Generally, we were described by where we came from... All of a sudden, this word 'white' came through, and now everyone is going for their own sense of power... to figure out who's on top.
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I've always been a big Western fan.
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I'd like to get into the superhero genre. I'd love to do either a DC or a Marvel character.
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I love romance films, especially between people of color, because we don't really explore that enough. I would love to do that.
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When you're playing a good character, you have an idea that you're playing the hero and the good guy. Actually, I think you're more stymied playing the good guy than you are the bad guy. As the bad guy, you have no inhibitions. Nothing stops you from doing what it is you feel you have to do. You do it because it's what's required.
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All of the directors I work with have their own unique gifts.
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I look at Facebook a fair bit. I see what's posted. I see the travesties and illegalities of what police forces do. And I also see and understand that it is sanctioned by the general public - or we would do something.
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I don't think it should matter to the American people what color skin is on their president. What should matter is the content of their character.
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