Being Quote by 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 you're playing…

— 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 that world…

— 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. And I…

— Dennis Haysbert

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

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 of Shakespeare…

— Dennis Haysbert

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