Jesse L. Martin Quotes

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Jesse L. Martin

Profession : Actor

Birth : January 18, 1969

Women do come up to me, and they tell me what they think! I've gotten great compliments on my eyes and my smile. But I don't see myself as sexy.

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I'm romantic to the point of embarrassment.

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Jerry Orbach was the first person to take me to the Friars Club. It's a beautiful building, and you walk into these halls of comedic history and meet these old cats who could tell you a million stories about how things went down in New York City.

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Go back to what's good, what's certain, what's always there. You woke up today. Just start walking. Whatever it is, it'll pass. Time doesn't go backward. That's the one real blessing. It happened; it does you no good to worry. Keep it movin'.

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'Law & Order' was so very interesting to me because what I got to do was explore New York along with getting to work with some of the best actors New York City had to offer.

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Real men know how to listen, and real men know how to be honest.

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I honestly believe there are good things happening in this world, and I'll spend most of my time trying to find them and bring them to light.

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I want to be remembered as a great actor - and a shining example of humanity.

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I was in 'Rent,' for God's sake. The closest we came to stunts was dancing on a table.

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I'm so not a comic book guy. The most I knew about 'The Flash,' as a little kid, was the Underoos. I had 'The Flash' Underoos.

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On TV, you never know where it's going. They may even lie to you about where it's going. You never really know because the scripts come in every couple of weeks or so.

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I have plenty of 'Law & Order' on my resume.

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Shakespeare in the Park is one of the greatest gifts in New York City. You just have to wait for the tickets - and it's worth the wait.

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'The Merchant of Venice' is a straightforward, clear story, while 'The Winter's Tale,' as a general rule, is hard to present because there is so much plot.

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'Law & Order' was amazing but so consuming, I couldn't get to the stage.

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We want to start a 'Flash' band. Everyone can play an instrument and sing.

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The best decision I made at NYU was joining the Shakespeare ensemble. It literally led to everything I did after that. It gave me the kind of confidence I really needed.

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Jesse Tyler Ferguson is probably one of the funniest people I've ever met in my life. Everything the kid does is funny. I think he tunes his life to being funny.

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I think I might want to get into development, as in developing my own sort of piece, whether it be for the stage or the big screen or for television.

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As a child, I was fortunate enough to be close to family members who were - and still are - great storytellers. I was a gullible country boy from Rocky Mount, Virginia, and I believed every folktale they told me, no matter how fantastic.

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