It's really quite an interesting dynamic. I wanted to play to the truth of who Manute was in the first film, while… — Dennis Haysbert Copy Share Image
I've studied theater since high school. Of course, it's a different story altogether being on Broadway, but it's still theater, and you… — Dennis Haysbert Copy Share Image
I knew that they were going to be reading actors for Manute, and I wanted to give it a shot. I wanted… — Dennis Haysbert Copy Share Image
I definitely wanted to pay homage to what he did and use his performance in the first one as a foundation. But,… — 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
![“It's really quite an interesting dynamic. I wanted to play to the truth of who Manute was in the first film, while it's also a prequel and the originator [of the story]. It was an interesting dynamic to work with, definitely. I haven't seen the film yet, but the way it felt when I was doing it, it…” quote by Dennis Haysbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/1b2/dennis-haysbert-13483_felt_it-s-really-quite-an-interesting-dynamic_1098402.jpg)
