Derek Luke
Derek Luke
Derek Luke is an American actor. He won the Independent Spirit Award for his big-screen debut performance in the 2002 film Antwone Fisher, directed and produced by Denzel Washington. Since 1998, he has been married to actress Sophia Adella Luke...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth24 April 1974
CityJersey City, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
character hard-times play
Spartan is about this elite unit of the armed forces named the Delta Force. I play a protege of Val Kilmer's character, and he kind of gives me a hard time.
al broke canvas converse court move playing shoes tried
Playing in those old canvas Converse shoes was unreal. I don't see how they did it. Al (Shearer) tried to make a move on the court and broke his ankle.
busy hard played until
He said until they played Kentucky, they had been working so hard that they didn't even think about racism. They were just too busy working to try to win.
people needs sometimes
Sometimes my faith becomes more sensitive to how people feel, as opposed to what needs to be.
rap mirrors hip-hop
Hip-hop was my first audience - I would rap in the mirror, walk down the street and listen to my Walkman.
fun kids bigs
I had a lot of fun with Val Kilmer. He's like a big kid.
school college cities
I went to Jersey City State College to please a family member. I wasn't prepared for school. To say I failed out is putting it nicely.
believe heart made
In my heart of hearts I believe I was made to entertain.
heart firsts spirit
When your heart is first, you can be absent of heart but when you put spirit first, you have a reason for why you do heart.
honest denzel have-confidence
Denzel Washington invoked confidence. When you have confidence, you can do anything. And that's what happened. I learned about being honest and keeping it true, keeping it true in my performance.
interesting people roles
I want what's mine. I see other actors who are doing very interesting roles, and I just want to continue to do things that are interesting, and things that people will go see in theaters.
law hollywood spirituality
Hollywood is a place where if you abide by the rules and laws, you can get depressed. That's why faith and spirituality is a higher law.
kids college thinking
I went to college for one semester, and I took every subject I could, and I ended up failing. So I thought to myself, Ever since I was a kid, I've loved expression - and that's when I started thinking about acting.
dream cities shirts
I was working at the store on the Sony studios in Culver City. And I was literally holding a shirt when they came in and told me I'd got the part! It just shows dreams do come true.