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Derek Luke, born on April 24, 1974, is an accomplished American actor known for his remarkable performances in various film and television projects. His talent has earned him the admiration of audiences and the respect of the industry.

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“Denzel Washington is a person I will always emulate. I emulate him because he focuses on real life. Because of that he has made me a better person.”

Persons Made Real Real Life Better Person Emulate Denzel

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“Hip-hop was my first audience - I would rap in the mirror, walk down the street and listen to my Walkman.”

Firsts Walks Audience Streets Mirrors Hip Hop Rap Hips Hops

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“I love hip-hop and you can't tell me I'm not a hip-hop artist.”

Artist Hip Hop Hips Hops Hip Hop Artist

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“I loved B.I.G., but not like I liked Tupac, because he was an actor, so I related to him.”

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“I was discovered on the Sony lot through an audition by Denzel Washington.”

Auditions Sony Denzel

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“I went to Jersey City State College to please a family member. I wasn't prepared for school. To say I failed out is putting it nicely.”

States School Cities College Please Members Prepared Jersey Family Members Jersey City

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“In my heart of hearts I believe I was made to entertain.”

Believe Heart Made I Believe My Heart

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“When your heart is first, you can be absent of heart but when you put spirit first, you have a reason for why you do heart.”

Firsts Heart Reason Spirit Absent

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“A few years ago you couldn't go from TV to film. It was like a 'no no' but I believe when you find a plan and purpose that God has for your life, there's not anything man can do to you. Especially when your faith is not really standing in the wisdom of man, you're really standing in the wisdom of God.”

Men Years Believe Film Purpose I Believe Can Do Plans Tvs Years Ago Standing

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“I want what's mine. I see other actors who are doing very interesting roles, and I just want to continue to do things that are interesting, and things that people will go see in theaters.”

People Want Actors Interesting Roles Mines Theater Very Interesting

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“I was watching TV at age 9 or 10, and my mom said that I came from the front room and I told her that I want to act. And she said if you want to do this at 18, then you can. It was a very simple story, yet, I do not even remember the conversation that I had with my mother. Until she reminded me of the story many years later.”

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“I don't think people come to television for spectacle. And I don't really have a lot of fun writing spectacle for television, I'll do that in features.”

People Thinking Writing Fun Television Features

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“As a parent my greatest fear is always anything that endangers my children.”

Children Parent My Children Greatest Fear

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“Hollywood is a place where if you abide by the rules and laws, you can get depressed. That's why faith and spirituality is a higher law.”

Ifs Law Spirituality Higher Hollywood Higher Law

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“Sometimes my faith becomes more sensitive to how people feel, as opposed to what needs to be.”

People Needs Feels Sometimes Sensitive

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“I think many times in relationships as it escalates to marriage, what it takes to breed a marriage, is the same thing that it takes to breed a career.”

Thinking Careers

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“I get to be in movies where it's mostly dialogue, and I want to be in something, that for me, feels like kickboxing.”

Want Feels Dialogue Kickboxing

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“He's looking for the president's kidnapped daughter; everybody he calls on to help him is busy, but lo and behold, you look across the room, and I'm waiting for that action.”

Looks Helping Action Mother Waiting President Rooms Daughter Busy Hype Kidnapped

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“Denzel Washington invoked confidence. When you have confidence, you can do anything. And that's what happened. I learned about being honest and keeping it true, keeping it true in my performance.”

Can Do Happened Honest Confidence Performances Being Honest Have Confidence Denzel

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“Antwone's story was a story of hope and that's what appealed to me. I needed hope myself at that time. I think all actors give up at some time and think they're never going to make it.”

Thinking Giving Stories Actors Needed Giving Up

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“Denzel's quality, I think, is his faith. You have all the action in your head and you have to believe in it and just do it. That's what he does and that's what he taught me to do.”

Thinking Believe Doe Action Quality Taught Just Do It Denzel

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“I had a lot of fun with Val Kilmer. He's like a big kid.”

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“I was working at the store on the Sony studios in Culver City. And I was literally holding a shirt when they came in and told me I'd got the part! It just shows dreams do come true.”

Shows Dream Cities Studios Stores Shirts Holding On Dreams Do Come True Sony

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“I went to college for one semester, and I took every subject I could, and I ended up failing. So I thought to myself, Ever since I was a kid, I've loved expression - and that's when I started thinking about acting.”

Thinking Kids Acting Failing Subjects College Expression Semester

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“Then I was working in a store in Newark, New Jersey, and I saw an actor in person, and I got so excited. My whole day changed. That's when I decided to challenge myself to make my dreams become a reality.”

Persons Whole Dream Reality Actors Challenges Saws Changed Decided Excited Stores Jersey New Jersey Newark

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“I've always had to bind up and wrestle fear, because acting is really about faith. And faith and fear can't really stay in the same room. So, in order for you to be more than a conqueror, you're going to have to defeat fear with faith.”

Order Rooms Acting Defeat Conqueror Fear And Faith

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“The magic isn't in getting married, it's in staying married.”

Magic Married Staying Getting Married

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“Spartan is about this elite unit of the armed forces named the Delta Force. I play a protege of Val Kilmer's character, and he kind of gives me a hard time.”

Giving Kind Hard Play Character Force Give Me Hard Times Elites Units Armed Forces Delta

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About the Author

Born: April 24, 1974
Known for: Actor
Quotes: 28

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