14 Quotes & Sayings By Hill Harper

Hill Harper is an actor, writer, producer and director. He was born in Chicago, Illinois. In 1998 he moved back to his hometown of Boston to attend Emerson College where he majored in acting and minored in writing. Hill began his entertainment career in Chicago in a multi-cultural theatre group called "Nairobi," a play that would later inspire the character of "Dr Read more

Lorenzo Hale" in the hit television series ER. He soon started acting at theaters across the country, including off-Broadway in New York City. In 2000 Hill began his writing career with an article for The Source Magazine, followed by a book on advertising and marketing entitled The Black American Male: Portrait of a Social Issue.

In 2001, Hill starred in the television show Life Support and wrote and produced the series pilot Millenium. Hill then produced and starred in the comedic film The Beat Up Files: Fathers and Sons, and later co-wrote and starred in the short-lived television series Get Real: A Movie About Black Men.

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What's interesting is with a lot of the work I do through my foundation, the 'Manifest Your Destiny' foundation, we really encourage people, and we attempt to empower, uplift and inspire people to live out their dreams, live out their destiny. Hill Harper
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The real important things are kindness and a sense of humor. I've been fortunate to have dated and could have easily married women who have those qualities, and time and circumstances didn't work out. Timing plays a big part. Hill Harper
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I think our biggest problem is lack of real, honest communication between black men and black women. A lot of men talk amongst men, and a lot of women speak amongst women. Hill Harper
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'The Conversation' will hopefully touch on issues that will move people to want to strengthen communication and look to each other for solutions. Hill Harper
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I think, without question, the way someone plays sports shows something about inherently who they are, you know? Hill Harper
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The word 'courage, ' one of my favorite words, the root or the etymology of that word is 'cour, ' which means heart. I think true courage is actually following your heart and not getting or succumbing to what other people's definition of what your life should be. Live your life. Hill Harper
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So many of our young women today, they're growing up without a father, but they're still thirsty for that and desiring positive male love. Hill Harper
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Whenever there's an opportunity to celebrate the written word and celebrate the folks that read the written word, and, I think, to encourage other writers to write and encourage folks to read more and get connected to it in a personal way, it's a positive thing. Hill Harper
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Men and women can absolutely be friends, and that's what we need to be. Part of the problem is that we aren't friends enough. Our relationships are negotiations, and that is not friendship. Hill Harper
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You can't build anything with a flimsy foundation. Friendship is the foundation. Hill Harper
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My friend is a former race car driver, so he races for Mercedes, and I root for him. I have a car that I love to race, I'll take it to the track. Hill Harper
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The most impactful place that I've been to where I was just completely awestruck, happy, moved is Victoria Falls between Zambia and Zimbabwe. It is probably the most beautiful and romantic place in the world. Hill Harper
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I've done romantic comedy, and I don't get to flex that muscle often. Hill Harper