Dennis Haysbert

Sometimes you have to laugh to keep from crying or getting overly angry or to maintain control.

— Dennis Haysbert

If I weren't an actor, I'd either be a teacher or a critic.

— Dennis Haysbert

I have children, so I'm constantly worrying about the world they are going to inherit.

— Dennis Haysbert

All of the directors I work with have their own unique gifts.

— Dennis Haysbert

First of all, I never think of my characters as good or evil. I play them as honestly as I can. When…

— Dennis Haysbert

People want good stories.

— Dennis Haysbert

Being on set and seeing all that green screen, and how it activated my imagination, was amazing to me. I fell into…

— Dennis Haysbert

I look at Facebook a fair bit. I see what's posted. I see the travesties and illegalities of what police forces do.…

— Dennis Haysbert

I used to get really jealous of Ron Howard as Opie on 'The Andy Griffith Show' - we were the same age.…

— Dennis Haysbert

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

I played a little basketball, but basketball interfered with theater season. That's when we did our term plays and did nutshell versions…

— Dennis Haysbert

Realizing that my surroundings were going to be built around me, the way that I performed, we helped the directors through the…

— Dennis Haysbert

I've always been a big Western fan.

— Dennis Haysbert

The bottom line is people are people, and the sooner we realise that, the better off things are going to be.

— Dennis Haysbert

All of the directors I work with have their own unique gifts. My particular segment deals with online dating. It's a very…

— Dennis Haysbert

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

I love emotion. I love being in love. And showing that on screen. I think it's wonderful.

— Dennis Haysbert

I think the first time 'white' was used was in the 1600s. Generally, we were described by where we came from... All…

— Dennis Haysbert

On my wall, along with my favorite football players and baseball players, I had Marlon Brando and Sir Laurence Olivier. These were…

— Dennis Haysbert

There's part of it when Manute has both eyes. And the character was actually fleshed out a lot more, in this movie.…

— Dennis Haysbert

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

Dad worked as a security guard for United Airlines, and Mom was a housewife who cleaned houses to make ends meet.

— Dennis Haysbert

I think I'd make a great superhero. I'm serious. I want to play a superhero, and I've already got one in mind.…

— Dennis Haysbert

I pride myself on being limber.

— Dennis Haysbert

I really do believe that was what I was put on this planet to do: to give to people and, through my…

— Dennis Haysbert