“I wasn't smart enough to read relationship books when I was coming up....” — Michael Ealy Quote

I wasn't smart enough to read relationship books when I was coming up. I learned everything the hard way.

I think we can continue to do as much protesting as we want. Systemic racism needs to be changed from within.

The reality is, because of access to film, you don't have a lot of black people who want to go behind the camera. We raise our children to want to be in front of the camera and shine, and that's on us.

I used to love the 'Star Trek' movies, 'Wrath of Khan' and stuff like that. Loved those movies when I was a kid. And 'Star Wars' obviously was hands-down probably - I mean I had the sheets. I was a big fan of that.

It's the NHL playoffs, I'm 20 years old, I'm finding it out the hard way that playoffs aren't easy.

I think most fiction writers naturally start by writing short stories, but some of us don't. When I first started writing, I just started writing a novel. It's a hard way to learn to write. I don't recommend it to my students, but it just happens that way for some of us.

I learned the hard way that taking shortcuts and living for free is not really living free.

I can't watch my movies at their premieres - I learned that lesson the hard way.

Until 'Scrubs,' I didn't have a business manager. I learned everything on my own - and I learned the hard way.