12 Quotes & Sayings By Andrew Shue

Andrew Shue is an American actor who played Dr. John Carter on the NBC series ER. He also plays Joseph Merrick in the Big Finish Doctor Who audio plays. Shue was born in Dallas, Texas Read more

His father is of English and Irish descent and his mother is of German descent. Shue grew up in Dallas and attended Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts where he played football, acted, and became interested in dance.

After high school he attended Southern Methodist University but left to pursue acting opportunities.

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I have amazing friends who have led inspirational lives. Andrew Shue
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There are 80 million moms in the United States. Forty million stay at home with their children. Andrew Shue
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The biggest lesson from Africa was that life's joys come mostly from relationships and friendships, not from material things. I saw time and again how much fun Africans had with their families and friends and on the sports fields; they laughed all the time. Andrew Shue
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Life is the most exciting opportunity we have. But we have one shot. You graduate from college once, and that's it. You're going out of that nest. And you have to find that courage that's deep, deep, deep in there. Every step of the way. Andrew Shue
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Community service has taught me all kinds of skills and increased my confidence. You go out there and think on your feet, work with others and create something from nothing. That's what life's all about. Andrew Shue
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I'd never been a teacher before, and here I was starting my first day with these eager students. There was a shortage of teachers, and they had been without a math teacher for six months. They were so excited to learn math. Andrew Shue
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I was on Oprah's show recently talking about the people who impacted me the most. One was a teacher and one was my soccer coach. I didn't even go into my family, who had the most influence. Andrew Shue
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The most important role models should and could be parents and teachers. But that said, once you're a teenager you've probably gotten as much of an example from your parents as you're going to. Andrew Shue
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If you can get a teen leader in each sector of a student population, you can pull people in. Everybody wants to get involved, but most are too afraid. When they see a person they think is cool leading it, they're first to join. Andrew Shue
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When you start suppressing feelings at an early age, it hurts you down the road. Full expression of anger and pain is very important. Andrew Shue
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I'm just kind of taking a break now and enjoying the freedom of making my own choices. When you're on a television show for six years, they run your schedule. Andrew Shue