Donald Faison Quotes

• If you can figure out what their motivation is, then you're ahead of the game. I think that's why a lot of people who are in this industry don't have a lot of friends - but have a lot of acquaintances - because you never know what everyone's ulterior motives are.

  Donald Faison

  Motivation, Thinking, Games

  Interview with Paul Eide, me.askmen.com. February 27, 2016.

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• I saw The Empire Strikes Back the week that it came out. My father was a huge Star Wars fan. And so when it came out, my dad took me.

  Donald Faison

  Stars, Dad, Father

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• There's so many great things that come with being successful. The one thing that is weird is trying to figure out whose intentions are in the right place, and who is really on your team.

  Donald Faison

  Team, Successful, Trying

  Interview with Paul Eide, www.askmen.com. February 27, 2016.

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• I don't think there's a problem with dating somebody outside of your race, as long as you're doing it because you want to be with that person. Everybody tells you what you should do when you're dating, but if you follow your heart, it usually works out.

  Donald Faison

  Heart, Thinking, Race

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• You're always afraid of losing what you have. Regardless of success or anything, you're always afraid.

  Donald Faison

  Losing

  Interview with Paul Eide, www.askmen.com. February 27, 2016.

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• You flip the switch. Flip the switch and go into work mode. You're a professional, so be a professional. You can take care of your problems later, but you still have to go to work. You still have to make things happen. One bad day could turn into a bad year if you're not careful. Or, a bad rest of your life if you're not careful. Because of one day!

  Donald Faison

  Bad Day, Years, One Day

  Interview with Paul Eide, www.askmen.com. February 27, 2016.

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• You just have those days. You just allow yourself to have those days. I think everybody has bad days. So because of that, when you recognize it, just allow it to be. It is what it is. I don't think you should ever stifle your frustration, ever.

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  Bad Day, Frustration, Thinking

  Interview with Paul Eide, www.askmen.com. February 27, 2016.

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• I dont want to be just considered a breakout comedic supporting actor. I want to be a breakout actor in anything thats a lead.

  Donald Faison

  Actors, Want, Comedic

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• Until Scrubs, I didnt have a business manager. I learned everything on my own - and I learned the hard way.

  Donald Faison

  Way, My Own, Managers

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• If you have something to get off of your chest, there is a proper way to do it. Everybody has a bad day, and, for some people, you're under a microscope and you have to deal with the consequences of having a bad day in front of people. But everyone has them.

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  Bad Day, People, Way

  Interview with Paul Eide, www.askmen.com. February 27, 2006.

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• There's always fear. Always fear. Anyone who says they are not afraid is lying to you. Because this can all change tomorrow.

  Donald Faison

  Lying, Tomorrow, Not Afraid

  Interview with Paul Eide, www.askmen.com. February 27, 2016.

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• One bad day could turn into a bad year if you're not careful. Or, a bad rest of your life if you're not careful. Because of one day!

  Donald Faison

  Bad Day, Years, One Day

  Interview with Paul Eide, www.askmen.com. February 27, 2016.

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• A lot of luck, and being prepared when the opportunity came. There are talented individuals out there who didn't get the break that I got. Or when the break came, they weren't ready for it.

  Donald Faison

  Opportunity, Luck, Individual

  Interview with Paul Eide, www.askmen.com. February 27, 2016.

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• You just ignore it! It's not that you don't care anymore, it's that you stop listening and paying attention to it. Because everybody has an opinion. Talk is cheap - it's free! And I say that like, if you don't like the stuff I have to say, pay me no mind - it will cost you nothing.

  Donald Faison

  Listening, Mind, Attention

  Interview with Paul Eide, www.askmen.com. February 27, 2016.

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• There's always fear. There's always fear. Always fear. Anyone who says they are not afraid is lying to you. Because this can all change tomorrow. I could say something dumb today and be in the news for it tomorrow. And maybe the phone stops ringing. You're always afraid of losing what you have. Regardless of success or anything, you're always afraid.

  Donald Faison

  Lying, Phones, Dumb

  Interview with Paul Eide, www.askmen.com. February 27, 2016.

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• It's crazy, it's different. It's what I wanted, but it's different. It's not exactly what I wanted, you know what I mean? If you become an actor you want to be a successful actor; but with success comes a lot of things. Some of it's great! It's great to be able to pay your rent from the work that you do.

  Donald Faison

  Crazy, Mean, Successful

  Interview with Paul Eide, www.askmen.com. February 27, 2016.

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• An ideal movie would be, like - to get this to happen, I have to work so much harder - but imagine Denzel Washington, Laurence Fishburne, Jamie Foxx, Eddie Murphy... Who else? Donald Faison. Directed by Steven Spielberg. That would be awesome.

  Donald Faison

  Would Be, Imagine, Jamie

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