Derek Luke Professions : Actor Born : April 24, 1974 Browse All Authors Top 32 quotes by Derek Luke I get to be in movies where it's mostly dialogue, and I want to be in something, that for me, feels like kickboxing. Derek Luke kickboxing dialogue want 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. Derek Luke careers thinking 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. Derek Luke writing fun thinking As a parent my greatest fear is always anything that endangers my children. Derek Luke greatest-fear parent children 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. Derek Luke spirituality hollywood law Sometimes my faith becomes more sensitive to how people feel, as opposed to what needs to be. Derek Luke sometimes people needs Hip-hop was my first audience - I would rap in the mirror, walk down the street and listen to my Walkman. Derek Luke rap hip-hop mirrors In my heart of hearts I believe I was made to entertain. Derek Luke made heart believe 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. Derek Luke spirit heart firsts 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. Derek Luke cities college school 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. Derek Luke men believe years 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. Derek Luke roles people interesting 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. Derek Luke mom simple mother I was discovered on the Sony lot through an audition by Denzel Washington. Derek Luke denzel sony auditions I loved B.I.G., but not like I liked Tupac, because he was an actor, so I related to him. Derek Luke related actors I love hip-hop and you can't tell me I'm not a hip-hop artist. Derek Luke hips hip-hop artist 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. Derek Luke holding-on cities dream 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. Derek Luke college kids thinking 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. Derek Luke challenges dream reality 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. Derek Luke acting order rooms Similar Authors Ian Mckellen actor Adhir Kalyan actor Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje actor Bert Lahr actor Alan Arkin actor Alan Alda actor All Authors
