--- title: "4 Erik King Quotes - Famous Television actor" description: "Erik King is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of Sergeant James Doakes on Showtime's television series Dexter. Browse 4 Erik King quotes." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b009/author-erik-king-33684.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Erik King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b009/author-erik-king-33684.jpg) # Erik King (1963) Television Actor United States **4** quotes in **57** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Erik King is a television actor from the United States. ## Quick Facts About Erik King Born April 21, 1963 Nationality United States Profession Television Actor Notable works A collector's guide to the numbered dance posters created for Bill Graham and the Family Dog, 1966-1973 ## About Erik King Erik King is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of Sergeant James Doakes on Showtime's television series Dexter. He is also known for his role as Moses Deyell on Oz, and Bobby Davidson on Missing Persons, in addition to roles in the movies Casualties of War, National Treasure and True Crime. ## Quotes by Erik King > [I'm always curious how we sometimes have a different point of view when it comes to justice. And that's why people root…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-king/i-m-always-curious-how-we-sometimes-have-a-different-point-of-view/) [Erik King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-king/) [Always](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/always/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1d/erik-king-71481_always_i-m-always-curious-how-we-sometimes-have_888284.jpg) > [I've played a lot of cops. In fact, my father was a cop.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-king/i-ve-played-a-lot-of-cops-in-fact-my-father-was-a-cop/) [Erik King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-king/) [Cop](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cop/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb4/erik-king-71481_cop_i-ve-played-a-lot-of-cops-in-fact-my-fat_1282510.jpg) > [Don't say you want to be an actor and not know how to read a script. Don't give up 15 minutes before…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-king/don-t-say-you-want-to-be-an-actor-and-not-know-how-to-read-a-script/) [Erik King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-king/) [15 minutes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/15-minutes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/708/erik-king-71481_15-minutes_don-t-say-you-want-to-be-an-actor-and-no_2213407.jpg) > [If you really want to see more work that reflects your values, you have to produce it. You have to be a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erik-king/if-you-really-want-to-see-more-work-that-reflects-your-values-you/) [Erik King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-king/) [Business](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/business/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a4/erik-king-71481_business_if-you-really-want-to-see-more-work-that_2522795.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erik-king/#itemlist", "name": "Erik King Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm always curious how we sometimes have a different point of view when it comes to justice. 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