Michael Ealy

“As an actor, you tend to draw on your human instincts and your background, what you've gone through as an individual.”

“You know, a lot of actors I think go into acting for therapy from whatever trauma has affected them as children. But for me, I think I sought out the drama. That's why I like doing what I do.”

“I would say that the fan support validated my choices as an actor and... the work ethic and the amount of work that went into that character day in and day out. I think the fan support really validates that and all of the cast and crew that worked really hard to make the world of 'Almost Human' look the way it did.”

“I would never sign on to a project that was male-bashing, because first and foremost I'm a man... what guy would sign on for that?”

“I can't sing, like, I can't saaang. I'm no Luther! That to me is singing. Being able to hit a note doesn't mean you can sing.”

“I would love to have a complete family. I'd love to do it all at once. I'd love to be able to give to my children what my parents were able to give to me. And if I'm blessed to be able to do that, fantastic. If I'm not, then life goes on. You have to do the best you can. I do think we have to bring the family back; I do.”

“The reality is, because of access to film, you don't have a lot of black people who want to go behind the camera. We raise our children to want to be in front of the camera and shine, and that's on us.”

“I honestly think I'm just an actor. It doesn't matter the medium. I can go on stage and be happy, I can be on TV and be happy.”

“My bank account has let me know that I'm a homeowner. Trust me.”

“I know the commitment that TV requires but it's nice to come to work and have fun.”

“I wasn't smart enough to read relationship books when I was coming up. I learned everything the hard way.”

“I would love to direct but I feel like directing is a whole separate craft and so I tend to respect it as a separate craft that I would need to study first. So, right now I'm still trying to do certain things as an actor and until I get bored of that or I feel completely fed by that then I'll move into directing.”

“For me, it was a big challenge in playing an android that was almost human.”

“I'm actually very good with Home Depot-handy type of paintwork.”

“Any time you audition and get it, you earned it.”

“There are people who are blond and blue-eyes who are walking through airports that are terrorists. There are people who look exactly like me who are terrorists.”

“I don't live my life in a social way. I don't put everything out on social media. I don't live that reality lifestyle. At the same time, I've always been private, ever since I was in high school.”

“If I feel like it's a well-written script and if it speaks to me, it's something I want to do. I usually rely on my instincts when it comes to a script.”

“At the end of the day, the last thing I want to do is - well, anything. I just want to sleep. I crash out hard every day at 'Common Law.' I definitely lost a couple years of my life just on the fatigue factor on the first season.”

“If you look at a lot of people's careers, the first couple of movies, usually, are the most embarrassing.”