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Terry Crews Biography

Terry Alan Crews (born July 30, 1968) is an American actor, artist, and former American football player and was included in the group of people named as Time Person of the Year for 2017.

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The NFL culture, the sports culture, has decided that they are more valuable than women. I've heard people laugh about keeping their pimp hand strong and keeping her in control so that she knows her place. But think about how evil that is for one man to think that he's actually more valuable than a woman, because as a human being your worth is immeasurable.

Keeping, Laugh, People, Sports, Strong, Thinking

The difference between me and Tiny Lister is that he has never been the greatest actor, he hasn't been able to do a lot of big talking parts in movies, or even. . . he kind of has one emotion. He never looks at his career as an obstacle, he only looks at the positives. He's done. . . he knows, he has an opportunity. I mean, you see in a script, "Tiny Lister" type, you know you've made your mark. I mean on Friday After Next, that's what everyone expected me to be the new Tiny because it was that sort of part to fill that role, but if you look at the movie, there was a lot more there.

Friday, Mean, Movies, Opportunity

I feel like we need to make new superheroes, African-American superheroes, that people would accept.

People, Superhero, African American, Superheroes, Make

I had a party to raise money, spent 15 grand on the party alone. People ate, drank and left. I thought all these bigwig ballplayers would give; you know I had all the big players come. Nothing, I lost money on that party. I think maybe someone put like $400 in the pot or something. I was like come on, throw me a bone!

Ballplayers, Big, Party, Player, Pot, Thinking

As a parent you walk around trying to be perfect, but you don't have to be perfect. That's the key. You just have to be faithful, and when I say faithful I mean you have to give your all.

Give, Giving, Keys, Mean, Perfect, Walk

You haven't experienced anything until you've been to Africa. You know the world is bigger than you are after you see Africa.

World, Bigger, Havens, Know, Africa

I've always had this juxtaposition of characters, because I'm an artist. I'm a very quiet person at home and introspective and the whole deal, and then I can be really big later. I had no problem.

Artist, Character, Home, Introspective, Problem

The big thing with all parents is they just want to be left alone. I want no demands. That's the best gift for Father's Day, just leave them alone.

Demand, Demands, Father, Left, Parent, Thing

Timidity has no place in a major action movie. You have to know how to take your moments. Sometimes walking out the door is just walking out the door. But when it's your moment, you have to go for it.

Doors, Action, Sometimes, Timidity, Door

I'm actually a perpetual 13-year-old. I've never advanced beyond 13. Every day, tomorrow is my 14th birthday. That's my kind of humor.

14Th, Birthday, Day, Kind, Tomorrow, Years

I have the greatest appreciation for [producers] Matt Alvarez and Ice Cube. They put me in Friday after Next, and now this, which I hope is just the start of a long, wonderful relationship. I love the urban comedies, because they keep you famous, keep you having fun, and keep you in love with the business. Those are my roots. I'll always love doing those.

Appreciation, Comedies, Friday, Fun, Long, Roots

It ain't easy being cheesy!

Cheesy, Easy

I'm African-American by my culture, not by my color. Race does not exist.

African American, Color, Culture, Race

A lot of times people are too ego caught up where they made the decision and "We're going to stick with it" and then I had to suffer.

Decision, Ego, People, Stick, Suffer

A football team is like a society, straight up. There are rapists, but there are creatures and there are film guys.

Film, Football, Guy, Society, Team

I have to say, Any Given Sunday was good, but it was too ambitious. You can't do everything in three hours. It went on through ownership issues, quarterback issues, the running back issues, LT issues, and all that, even the coach issues. It was too much. Whereas, Playmakers says, Yeah, you got all those problems, but my god, you're playing football, you're doing the best thing in the world. You're playing football, you're having fun, you're getting paid to play a game. Well, with all the bad things about Hollywood all the drug use, all that, it's still a pretty good life.

Football, Running, Fun, Back, Three

I would never do a role where I'm naked in bed with a chick having sex.

Bed, Chick, Having, Naked, Sex

The thing that you think is imperfect about you, is the thing that makes you who you are. It separates you from everybody else.

Thinking, Imperfect, Who You Are, Think, Separates

I consider myself a feminist. My whole life has been about standing up for women, for anybody really, who's been abused.

Abused, Feminist, Standing, Whole, Whole Life

My mantra is "I don't want to let anybody down. " Maybe that's not the right attitude, because you can't please everybody. But I'm giving it everything I've got.

Attitude, Giving, Want, Everybody, Let

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