Top 50 Shemar Quotes
#1. I don't see myself as a 'black actor,' I'm just Shemar Moore the actor. I'm very proud to be black, but I'm just as much black as I am white.
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#2. Now that I've established myself in a drama, I'm plugging away, trying to get the attention of people who do the independent movies and the features.
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#3. It's no accident that I'm not married and don't have kids yet. Because, despite what I've achieved in my career, I'm always wondering when somebody's gonna tap me on the shoulder and say, 'OK, the gig is up.'
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#4. Television is in a different time because of reality television, so it's not as exciting.
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#5. Celebrities have more influence to be able to reach out to people, but people are becoming famous on Facebook and social media every day.
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#6. Kim Kardashian is a major player coming off of a reality show, and nobody can turn a blind eye to what she's accomplished, no matter how you see her.
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#7. I loved running. I can catch everything in the outfield. I could throw people out from the fence.
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#8. I'm very proud to be black, but I'm just as much black as I am white. But I want tell stories that everybody can relate to, so I don't care who's opposite me.
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#9. I do like working out. I feel my best when I work out, but you know, I'm human. I like to ride my bicycle and lift weights and hike. When I am diligently working out, ideally, I like to work out four days a week. If I can do that, I feel good about myself.
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#10. Well, you can't compete with a six foot five man in a wig.
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#11. I always speak so highly of my mom because she's my partner in crime, and none of this would be possible without her love and support. Always have to make time for Mom.
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#12. I admire Brad Pitt, honestly, just because of how he started and the obstacles he had to overcome to have the career that he's had.
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#13. That's because I didn't have to work with Madea. I only had to work with Madea once, and that was at the barbecue and I didn't have to get close to her.
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#14. I hosted Soul train but I listen to everything.
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#15. I know that on my own sites, a picture of me with my mom or me with my dog does well, but when I put up a picture of myself shirtless, it does get a little crazy.
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#16. But I got drafted out of high school, and my mother wasn't having it. She was like, you're not about to think that you can just play ball, because if you get hurt, you're going to be out of luck.
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#17. And a lesson in this movie is dig beneath the surface. And so with my words, with my character, I purposely created a character that was away from how you've known me thus far in my career.
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#18. I look at leading men because that's ultimately what I'm aspiring to do. But I also look at character actors and people that I'm just in awe by, just because I can relate to it.
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#19. We never get enough of falling in love and believing in love.
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#20. No week is ever the same in my world! An average week in my life changes based on my shooting schedule, if I'm promoting a project, or anything else I have going on.
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#21. I'm not saying that I am all of my characters, but for me to bring a character to life, you've got to be able to find your own truth.
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#22. Hopefully when you see the movie, Maybe you don't have the Orlando in your life, but you know that guy. He goes to church. He's down the street. He's one of the boys at the schoolyard. They exist.
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#23. But because I could throw so hard when I got to college they made me a pitcher.
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#25. Each morning needs to start with a good sweat. I'm either working out at home or on set, depending on my call time.
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#27. When I do tie the knot, it will be one time, for good.
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#28. I say I'm not shy, but ... Acting is a very vulnerable experience, and you've got to be really confident to put yourself out there to be judged.
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#29. It's okay to put your heart on your sleeve. Okay to have that softer side - the softer side in the sense of being able to listen, to deal with fear, to not always be so dominant.
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#30. What I love about 'Criminal Minds' is that Morgan is an ex-marine, ex-SWAT. To do those things you have to be a pretty badass dude. It's a great incentive to stay in shape.
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#31. There's a thing called game, and when you're out and you're trying to push up on a female and you're going, "Yo, I want to be your knight in shining armor," chances are you're going to get a drink on your face.
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#32. I still have shy qualities but nobody would believe that, just because we're in the forefront and I can talk a lot of mess and I can run my mouth.
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#33. Baseball player. Yeah, that was my dream before acting, or alongside acting.
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#34. There are days when I feel confident, and I feel like, 'OK, this outfit looks nice, I look good, I'm in shape.' But I'm never going to walk out the house trying to be sexy, because that to me is cheesy and not attractive.
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#35. I'm raised by a single mom and didn't have pops around for the most part of my life. And she, by any means necessary, gave me the best opportunities that she knew how to give me.
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#36. After eight years on 'Young and the Restless' and eight years on 'Criminal Minds,' I'm ready for that next phase of my career.
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#37. I could describe my career in two words: who knew. I was on the path to becoming a professional baseball player, but I got injured in college. When I decided to move out to L.A. to try acting, nobody was betting on me, not even my family. But it's always been that way for me; nothing has come easy.
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#38. I think because people are passing - people that we are aware of are passing at - I don't say a great pace, but it seems like people are dropping, and I think it's just making - there's a consciousness and there's sensitivity to it.
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#39. But there are still good shows like 24, Boomtown and the Wire, the Shield.
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#40. You know, I don't play the race card a lot. I'm half-black, half-white, and I'm proud of - my skin is brown. The world sees me as a black man, but my mother didn't raise me as a black man. She didn't raise me as a white guy.
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#41. I like to make money; I like to have nice things. But I love to act; I love to tell stories.
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#42. It was truly a lesson in don't take something at face value. You know, so many of us do in life. Whether it's because of how somebody looks or because of what they're wearing or what have you, you kind of assess a person in the first five minutes before they even speak.
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#44. Denzel has been that leading man, but it took him a while to get to Training Day and Hurricane Carter.
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#45. I want a partner in crime and a Bonnie to my Clyde. I've just been so focused on my career. Women don't like being number two, so I've been glad to keep my distance so I could focus on me, get my life together and take care of my mom without disappointing the woman I love.
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#46. I'm not a machine. I get really motivated, then I fall off the wagon and want to eat Chinese food and sit on my couch and gain five or 10 pounds!
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#47. Orlando's a part of me. The next guy's a part of me. And the next guy's a part of me. That's all I'm trying to do, is tell cool stories that people can relate to.
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#48. Let a woman have her place, because as you provide foundation for her, she provides a foundation for you. And through that vulnerability comes strength.
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#49. I wanna chase down Denzel Washington, Jamie Foxx, Will Smith. I would love to start my film career.
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#50. I could run, but I was throwing 93 mph coming out of high school.
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