Hill Harper

I've made money in real estate, hotel, and restaurant investments.

— Hill Harper

Being a celebrity doesn't have an iota of value when you're looking death in the eye.

— Hill Harper

People always think about what prison is. What prison really is - it's not a physical challenge, it's mental.

— Hill Harper

You deserve a great life. I want to see you become unreasonably happy. And you can. And you will.

— Hill Harper

You can't be free if the cost of being you is too high.

— Hill Harper

We are all tied together in a garment of mutual destiny,

— Hill Harper

Screening for colon cancer can stop cancer in its tracks.

— Hill Harper

I'm not telling anyone, 'Quit your job and be homeless to go for your dream.'

— Hill Harper

I champion the idea of being more conscious. I call it being an active architect of your own life. Building your life…

— Hill Harper

There are so many actors that I meet that don't act enough. Definitely take class, definitely train - that's the most important…

— Hill Harper

The thing about our country, Americans, and New Yorkers in particular, we all want to help. There's real folks who want to…

— Hill Harper

My father, obviously, and my mother were inspirations. My uncle, Frank Harper, he was an absolute mentor for me.

— Hill Harper

My first two books, 'Letters to a Young Brother' and 'Letters to a Young Sister,' were... distributed pretty widely. Judges in juvenile…

— Hill Harper

'The Conversation' will hopefully touch on issues that will move people to want to strengthen communication and look to each other for…

— Hill Harper

I don't want the George Clooney lifelong bachelorhood. If I found the right person, I would commit in a minute.

— Hill Harper

I've gotten a firsthand view at the destruction that black men and black women not being able to stay and build healthy…

— Hill Harper

Since Im in the entertainment business, I think I have to hold a mirror up to myself and say, Am I complicit…

— Hill Harper

We're living in a time, unfortunately, where, you know, a lot of young men, particularly young men of color, being raised by…

— Hill Harper

What's interesting is with a lot of the work I do through my foundation, the 'Manifest Your Destiny' foundation, we really encourage…

— Hill Harper

The real important things are kindness and a sense of humor. I've been fortunate to have dated and could have easily married…

— Hill Harper

“I don’t want to sound cliché or corny or anything, but Black men and women have always been pitted against each other.We’ve…

— Hill Harper

I believe we all have the capacity to be masters of many things, and there's nothing that we can't do. You can…

— Hill Harper

When it comes to African Americans and African American actors, Hollywood has always felt that if you can make us laugh, that's…

— Hill Harper

Dr. King said, 'We are all tied together in a garment of mutual destiny.' Which says to me no matter how well…

— Hill Harper

If you can't get excited about living life, then what are you doing?

— Hill Harper

We all have choices we have to make, and with those choices come certain sacrifices.

— Hill Harper

Many of us are in are in our own prisons that aren't made of iron bars.

— Hill Harper

When I get stopped by the police, I keep my hands on the wheel. I'm not going to move.

— Hill Harper

On 'CSI: NY,' the audience knew I was a really good guy, and I caught the bad guy.

— Hill Harper

In acting class, teachers talk about how the 'givens' of a situation help define a character.

— Hill Harper

I believe that reality TV should be called 'not reality' TV; it's fiction.

— Hill Harper

Part of the problem in today's world is that many men are taught that they have to 'make it' before they should…

— Hill Harper

The most impactful place that Ive been to where I was just completely awestruck, happy, moved is Victoria Falls between Zambia and…

— Hill Harper

You can live a healthy lifestyle and do the best to be aware of your body and conscious, and thats what I…

— Hill Harper

Part of the problem I find with money books is that there's this whole set of money books that make you feel…

— Hill Harper

Many of us are walking around living smaller lives than we're meant to live. Don't allow yourself to dream smaller than you…

— Hill Harper

Once you have a felony conviction on your record, one of the most difficult things to do is to break the cycle…

— Hill Harper

What I've found in doing research is that men want a relationship that feels fun. In other words, they want a relationship…

— Hill Harper

There's nothing wrong with wanting a partner and doing the things to have one. To protect ourselves, we have to say, 'I…

— Hill Harper

When I'm acting, that's all I'm doing. When I'm not acting, I'm not thinking about acting. If I'm writing, I'm just writing.

— Hill Harper