Quotes from Lamman Rucker

I've always been attracted to more than just the way a woman looks and the way she's shaped.

It's great to go to work and your boss is a black man, one of your peers, you know?

I don't have a problem showing vulnerability.

When all is said and done, I want to die exhausted and empty because I gave everything that was in me. I believe that's why we're all here: to give of ourselves to one another to help create a better world, because you can't take it with you.

People have no concept of boundaries.

Sometimes you can see a pilot, and then when the series starts, it's different people. That's always possible.

The perfect date is real simple. I wanna just spend a nice casual day walking in the park, playing on the swings... throwing bread crumbs to the ducks, really just chilling and getting to know each other and connecting with the real woman.

Throughout my career, I wouldn't say my roles have been based on my being considered eye candy.

She's equally as gracious as someone who shares experiences with you as she is as a superior. What's so graceful about her is that no matter what, she's just Oprah.

This is America, and everybody has the right to voice and to have an opinion and to have their commentary on things and people.

We're human beings trying to love each other. There are constant revelations and room for growth.

As an actor, you're not a person; you're a product, a commodity. It's about money. Your job is about making money for other people. At some point, you learn how to be on the other side of that table. You write, direct, produce, and create opportunity for yourself. Then you start to make money for yourself.

Everything is a negotiation. Everything is a little bit of give and take.

High blood pressure is a major health crisis in the black community.

What I've learned is that what most women really want deep down inside is time to get to know you - and your undivided attention. They want it to be about them for a little while.

I have a Masters and a technology degree already. When I'm not in film or television, my wheels are spinning full time.

Man, my days in Oakdale were a whirlwind.

Pittsburgh is home. I was born there, and it will always have priority in that respect.

I still get lots of folks who remember my days on ATWT and AMC. As a matter of fact, they're the proudest fans of all because they feel like, 'We were here first,' before I had other fans from all my other shows and movies. They feel a deeper sense of pride and connection to me and have followed my career ever since 2002.

You need a spiritual foundation. Something that allows you to see how you connect to the rest of the universe. It's simple stuff, but it's hard.

I don't like a whole lot of flash and superficial stuff; I want a woman that's all-natural, in her purest form.

I wanted to create a line for women and men alike that would encourage them to embrace the harmony and divine balance of sensuality and spirituality within all of us. Forplai is an opportunity to not only smell good and feel good, but to also take time to connect with the heavens above and the god in you.

'Why Did I Get Married?' did so well because it gave some real perspective on the realities of love.

I need a woman who is secure and loves herself first. Then she can share that love and light with me.