Jamie Hector
Sometimes as a series, you think you're going to have eight, nine seasons, and then you're shooting number seven, thinking you have two more to go, and you realize this is the last one.
There is something to be said when you have great writers, and they write, and they write.
There's nothing wrong with amplifying talent in your material.
For 'The Wire,' I was in a courtyard or row houses, and there's no place like Baltimore for that.
I grew to love Baltimore during my three years there. I'm grateful to the people who allowed us to tell the stories we told.
I'm a Brooklyn boy.
I was part of an organization called Tomorrow's Future Theater Company when I was younger, which changed my life tremendously.
Look, to be fortunate enough being on a film like 'All Eyez on Me' is an honor and a blessing.
At the end of the day, when you're riding with your boy it's like, 'If you're in, I'm in. If you're not I'm not.'
In 'Bosch' you'll have one storyline for the most part that is very dynamic and very difficult. When you think you know the answer you don't.
When all else hits the fan, I jump back onstage.
I learned that sometimes you have to take things into your own hands.
If you constantly sit down and think about how you're going to execute something, you're never going to execute it.
I was a part of a theater company growing up so I decided to develop a theater company for budding talent that are at-risk youth.
Showing a great father, a great husband but a horrible man, or vice versa, is very important for the world to see. Just so that you can also ask about yourself: 'Do I act like that? Do I have it in me?'
Sometimes you look at a person, saying: 'I would never do that.' But you do that.
Some people strive for money, some strive to avoid certain things.
David Simon and Ed Burns have so much confidence in their actors.
Before you make it to L.A., everyone has to make it through the 'Law & Order' circuit. That's like the badge.
That's been my experience all my life, if somebody shocks me out of a deep sleep, my head hurts.
I wanted to fight like Bruce Lee.
You know, the funny thing about awards - some people are, like, 'Well, it does validate the quality of the work or the show,' but that's not what validates it for me. It's just the opportunity to be working on a show and checking the audience's response.
In my years on this planet, I've seen people go from bad to righteous. And I've seen it go the other way, from good to bad.
It's always fun to play the bad guy, because you get a chance to do things that most people only think about doing - or at least some people think about it, anyway - and you get to do it on-screen.
Film festivals are a great vehicle for gaining an audience for your film, for exposure for the talent in the film and for the film makers to leverage opportunities for their films. I love the energy that film festivals bring.Collection: Opportunity
I want to use film to tell stories that need to be told to spark discussions that will lead to change. I really want to see a change in the mindset of youth, how they see themselves and how they value life. Young audiences will be able to see themselves in this film and older audiences will gain an understanding of what their kids are dealing with on a daily basis. Kids discuss what they see on TV, social media, film so I want to create content that they will discuss and will change the way they think.Collection: Kids
I am passionate about a few things, of course acting, films/TV and improving the lives of youth in urban communities.Collection: Community