Anthony Anderson Quotes

• You take the quote from Sam Jackson about how he’ll never work with a rapper, and I can understand where he’s coming from because he says rappers can’t act.

  Anthony Anderson

• You say you’re a comedian, you always have to be on guard.

  Anthony Anderson

• You can say what you want to about a rapper in a movie, but look at what Ice Cube has done. Ice Cube has created more opportunities for other actors to get jobs in this business than some actors have.

  Anthony Anderson

• Tom Arnold and I, we have a huge firefight scene on top of a German tank. I get to shoot 50 caliber rounds. We shoot a helicopter out of the sky. That’s the only fight I’m in.

  Anthony Anderson

• Things are changing. I’ve been training since I was 9 years old to stretch my wings as an actor dramatically, but have never really been afforded the opportunity to show that.

  Anthony Anderson

• They gave us the freedom just to play and have fun.

  Anthony Anderson

• There isn’t a switch that I turn on. I’m an actor. This is what I do.

  Anthony Anderson

• Some of these guys… I’ve worked with Ice Cube, I think he’s an immensely talented rapper and actor.

  Anthony Anderson

• Set your heights more than what you see around you, see beyond.

  Anthony Anderson

• Romeo Must Die was the first film that I did where I was able to just be free as an actor.

  Anthony Anderson

• My wife and I have always trusted each other, and I have to thank her strength.

  Anthony Anderson

• My choices were never wrong.

  Anthony Anderson

• More oftentimes than not, you’re automatically guilty before innocent.

  Anthony Anderson

• Leo couldn’t deliver Mr. Martin Scorsese his Oscar with ‘The Aviator’, but I will go on record to say I will do so in ‘The Departed’.

  Anthony Anderson

• It’s sort of an action flick. You can’t be that funny trying to steal diamonds.

  Anthony Anderson

• It’s just a matter of me opening up the page and whatever is written on the page, that’s what I’m here to do.

  Anthony Anderson

• It’s a remake of a film called Inferno Affairs. It’s a Hong Kong film, and if we come anywhere close to what they did in the original, we’re going to have a hot property on our hands, because Inferno Affairs is a great piece.

  Anthony Anderson

• Independent films are where you really get to cut your teeth and have some fun and do the things that mainstream Hollywood doesn’t want to do.

  Anthony Anderson

• If you respect the art and you have some talent about you, I’m on your team.

  Anthony Anderson

• If they respect the craft and what we’re doing and they bring something to the table and they work hard, I don’t care what you do as your side job or as your day job.

  Anthony Anderson

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Birth:	15th August, 1970
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Actor, Comedian, Screenwriter

About

Anthony Anderson was born and raised in Compton, California. He is an American actor and writer. He has starred in his own sitcom, All About the Andersons, as well as the Fox sitcom The Bernie Mac Show during the fifth and final season of the show. He is also known for his leading roles in television dramas such as K-Ville, The Shield and Law & Order. He has also had supporting roles in films such as Transformers, The Departed, Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London, Scream 4, and Kangaroo Jack. Anderson has stated that his first attempt at stand up comedy was a failure. In 2009, Anderson directed a one-minute short film featuring his Law & Order co-star, Jeremy Sisto. The short was made for the Responsibility Project, a joint initiative of NBC and Liberty Mutual Group. The short aired during the Law & Order episode "Reality Bites" on October 16, 2009. In 1995, he married his college sweetheart, Alvina. The couple have two children. They currently live in Hancock Park, Los Angeles.

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