Rocky Carroll

“When movies work or a TV series, when they really work, it's because of the collaborative effort. Competition is the death knell for anything, in my opinion. Especially in Hollywood. When actors are competing against each other, or when directors are competing against actors, it's usually the beginning of the end.”

“It was 1995, the year Ben Crenshaw won the Masters. I was watching on TV, and I remember watching him sink his final putt on the 18th hole. He broke down in tears because his coach, Harvey Penick, had just died. I sat there watching with a box of Kleenex, wiping tears from my eyes and going, 'OK, this is crazy - I'm crying over golf!'”

“There's an art to being a good actor, there's an art to being a celebrity, and there's an art to longevity.”

“Theater is such a collaborative art. Hollywood is a competitive sport.”

“When I was a kid growing up, there might be 10 shows on the air that had been on for ten seasons or eleven seasons. 'Gunsmoke' ran for over twenty years.”

“As an actor, you can think your way out of a lot of good things sometimes. I trust my instincts as an actor, and I trust the instincts of the creators, so it's a good combination.”

“When you love somebody, and they go through a real adversity, you don't back away from that relationship. You don't say, 'When you're better, call me.' The opposite happens. Your bond strengthens, and you become even more vested.”

“You may look at the people who sell the pages of the tabloids, and they're more famous for their personal exploits. I know all about these people, but when was the last time I saw something they've done or bought an album?”

“Television had a black president long before Barack Obama.”

“We kind of forget because what television tends to do with these professions like lawyers and doctors and police officers, we create them on such a heroic level that you kind of forget that these are really people.”

“One of the first guys I ever played golf with was Samuel L. Jackson. We did a movie many years ago and would play whenever we could.”

“I never wanted to become an actor to be famous. I just wanted to be a good actor. It served me pretty well.”

“If you're famous for being famous, that's usually a four-year career.”

“I always love the holiday episodes, because you really get to see everybody at their best.”

“I'm surprised sometimes at the responsibilities you have as a director.”

“I think Mercutio in 'Romeo and Juliet' would be my favorite role. I've never played it, but I would love to do it.”

“When I grew up in Cincinnati in 1974, the Board of Education set up the performing school, similar to the New York performing arts school, and it was in walking distance from my school.”

“I was a class clown. I realized early on feeling very comfortable in front of people.”

“'Roc' was sort of an experiment because none of the lead actors on our show had any real television experience, especially in half-hour TV.”