Quotes from Hill Harper

Dr. King said, 'We are all tied together in a garment of mutual destiny.' Which says to me no matter how well I may be doing in Hollywood, if a young brother or sister in Louisiana, the South Bronx, the South Side of Chicago, South Central Los Angeles - is not doing well, then I'm not doing very well.

I believe that reality TV should be called 'not reality' TV; it's fiction.

We all have different timetables in reaching and realizing that being in healthy partnership is better than being on our own.

Once you have a felony conviction on your record, one of the most difficult things to do is to break the cycle of recidivism.

Love is an energy. You can feed it to people, and they in turn feed it to others, and eventually it comes back.

People always want to think that because you're not from a certain circumstance, you can't relate. That's ridiculous.

I believe that love expands. As you give love out, it's received and reciprocated and it grows. That's the beauty of it.

There will always be crazy things that happen in our lives, but love is the central connector. If we commit to love and partnership, the other stuff doesnt matter.

Fundamentally, we all want the same thing. We want to love. We want to be loved, and we want to matter.

Without writers, none of the entertainment would exist. It starts with writers. Writers are the most important piece of the entire puzzle.

Screening for colon cancer can stop cancer in its tracks.

I love being athletic and doing things that are active, even when I'm traveling.

Change happens from the bottom up - all of us as individuals deciding that we will and we do have an impact.

I think, without question, the way someone plays sports shows something about inherently who they are, you know?

On the male side of my family, cancer has been very insidious, and so I'm just attempting to live a lifestyle that doesn't follow in their footsteps.

Whenever there's an opportunity to celebrate the written word and celebrate the folks that read the written word, and, I think, to encourage other writers to write and encourage folks to read more and get connected to it in a personal way, it's a positive thing.

There are so many actors that I meet that don't act enough. Definitely take class, definitely train - that's the most important thing you do. Build your craft. Become better.

You cant have justice unless you have truth.

Even when you're out with someone, you need to get out of your head. And you can try exercises by putting yourself in situations where you may not feel completely comfortable, like going to a gallery opening on your own.

I love making films, but the best roles are hard to come by.

Intimacy can be about holding someone's hand. It could be about stroking their hair.

When it comes to African Americans and African American actors, Hollywood has always felt that if you can make us laugh, that's fine, but we don't need to see you do a 'Schindler's List,' where there's no jokes or music or comedic through-line.

Many of us are walking around living smaller lives than we're meant to live. Don't allow yourself to dream smaller than you were meant to dream.

You can't be free if the cost of being you is too high.