Shemar Moore Quotes

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.

I hosted Soul train but I listen to everything.

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.

We never get enough of falling in love and believing in love.

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!

I don't see myself as a 'black actor,' I'm just Shemar Moore the actor.

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.

Each morning needs to start with a good sweat. I'm either working out at home or on set, depending on my call time.

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.

After eight years on 'Young and the Restless' and eight years on 'Criminal Minds,' I'm ready for that next phase of my career.

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.

People find it interesting to try to make me gay; I’m not gay. I went on vacation with two girlfriends of mine who, interestingly enough got cut out of the pictures. We found a nude beach, as far as I know, was a unisex beach…. We took off our clothes and jumped in the water. I’ve been trying to skinny dip since I was a teenager. I’m just grateful that the water was warm!

It's no accident that I'm not married and don't have kids yet.

I wanna chase down Denzel Washington, Jamie Foxx, Will Smith. I would love to start my film career.

Well, you can't compete with a six foot five man in a wig.

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.

I got country music in me.

I don't want to be an old dad.

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.

You know, I dont play the race card a lot. Im half-black, half-white, and Im proud of - my skin is brown. The world sees me as a black man, but my mother didnt raise me as a black man. She didnt raise me as a white guy.

But there are still good shows like 24, Boomtown and the Wire, the Shield.

I loved running. I can catch everything in the outfield. I could throw people out from the fence.

Baseball player. Yeah, that was my dream before acting, or alongside acting.

Denzel has been that leading man, but it took him a while to get to Training Day and Hurricane Carter.

Television is in a different time because of reality television, so it's not as exciting.

I could run, but I was throwing 93 mph coming out of high school.

For me to bring a character to life, you've got to be able to find your own truth.

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.

Celebrities have more influence to be able to reach out to people, but people are becoming famous on Facebook and social media every day.

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.

I like to make money, I like to have nice things. But I love to act, I love to tell stories.

Because I could throw so hard when I got to college, they made me a pitcher. If I had to it all over again, I would have stuck to playing in the outfield. I loved running. I can catch everything in the outfield. I could throw people out from the fence.

Acting is therapeutic.

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.

But because I could throw so hard when I got to college they made me a pitcher.