Dad worked as a security guard for United Airlines, and Mom was a housewife who cleaned houses to make ends meet. — Dennis Haysbert Copy Share Image
I took one thing to heart that I heard from Sidney Poitier in 'Guess Who's Coming to Dinner.' And it resonated so much with me. He says: 'Dad, you always looked at yourself as a black man. I look at… — Dennis Haysbert Copy Share Image
Sometimes you have to laugh to keep from crying or getting overly angry or to maintain control. — Dennis Haysbert Copy Share Image
I have children, so I'm constantly worrying about the world they are going to inherit. — Dennis Haysbert Copy Share Image
First of all, I never think of my characters as good or evil. I play them as honestly as I can. When you're playing… — Dennis Haysbert Copy Share Image
Being on set and seeing all that green screen, and how it activated my imagination, was amazing to me. I fell into that world… — Dennis Haysbert Copy Share Image
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… — Dennis Haysbert Copy Share Image
I used to get really jealous of Ron Howard as Opie on 'The Andy Griffith Show' - we were the same age. I would… — Dennis Haysbert Copy Share Image
I like to think I'm multi-faceted. Actually, my favorite roles are roles like in 'Far from Heaven.' Y'know. Soft people. Loving people. — Dennis Haysbert Copy Share Image
I played a little basketball, but basketball interfered with theater season. That's when we did our term plays and did nutshell versions of Shakespeare… — Dennis Haysbert Copy Share Image
Realizing that my surroundings were going to be built around me, the way that I performed, we helped the directors through the performance, to… — Dennis Haysbert Copy Share Image
