A biography for Corey Hawkinshasn’t been written yet.
“The thing with '24' is that because it moves so much, it's a challenge, and sometimes things get revealed about these characters as you go.”
“If people don't connect to Eric Carter's struggles, I'm sure they'll find a character in this series to connect to. That's ultimately what it's about for me.”
“I live in New York.”
“Sometimes you just need to raise your voice. And sometimes a little anger is necessary, to be honest.”
“Nothing's out of the realm. I think '24' has always keyed into that.”
“The rules of engagement are totally different when you're on the homefront.”
“Eric Carter is a more raw, more emotional protagonist. He's a bit of an Everyman.”
“The idea of a new hero for a new day sang to me.”
“So you want to take the risk, and you want to step out there; you do it because that's what we have to do as actors. And sometimes in TV, it becomes big, and it becomes about the entertainment, but also, we have to focus in on the work.”
“I had my foot in both worlds. I knew what I didn't want, and so I had to make a choice, just like N.W.A. made choices.”
“I'm so OCD about prep work and learning lines and stuff.”
“It can't be all serious at all times.”
“I'm not going to lie to you: I'd prefer not to go to the gym and not to run.”
“I got to pick the mind of a genius, and I realized why he was a genius. And I realized the man behind the veil or whatever you want to call it. Do you know what I mean? I got to see what makes Dr. Dre Dr. Dre, and I got to interpret that. It's hard to put it into words, so the only thing I know how to do is put it on the screen.”
“I'm having way too much fun on 'The Walking Dead.'”
“On '24,' you don't have time to emote and deal with stuff, because stuff just keeps happening. Every other minute, there's something crazy that's happening that's threatening this country.”
“I know that people get cast based on how they look in Hollywood.”
“I have the most utmost respect for the men and women overseas, and I only played a soldier on television. Again, I can only imagine the sacrifices that they make every single day.”
“I'm tired of seeing people dying every day; I'm tired of seeing people go to jail for nothing.”
“If you feel your rights are being abused by the authorities, and you don't say something, sometimes the cops don't know how far to take it. They have a hard job, but at the same time, I think it's just about educating yourself.”