“I'm very serious about becoming a dramatic actor. I don't want to play...” — Carl Lewis Quote

“I'm very serious about becoming a dramatic actor. I don't want to play cameo parts walking on as Carl Lewis the athlete. I want to go on stage or screen and be taken seriously.”

“An athlete and actor are really two different temperaments, night and day. As an athlete you really keep things out and as an actor you really bring things in.”

“I know there are a lot of people out there who have the best intentions but not the voice, so it's about people like me to give them a voice and hear their ideas.”

“I'm not someone who enjoys long talks, long rehearsals. I'm very technical: I tell my actors, you come in, you sit down, you pick up a coffee, you look here, you say the line. We try it with the cameras rolling, and if it doesn't work, we adjust it until it does. It's very simple.”

“In my head, I believed even though I am an actor, there was no need to dance. That's not me.”

“I always think that I would have become an actor if I hadn't been a soccer player.”