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
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.
believe thinking quality
Denzel's quality, I think, is his faith. You have all the action in your head and you have to believe in it and just do it. That's what he does and that's what he taught me to do.
giving-up thinking stories
Antwone's story was a story of hope and that's what appealed to me. I needed hope myself at that time. I think all actors give up at some time and think they're never going to make it.
fun writing thinking
I don't think people come to television for spectacle. And I don't really have a lot of fun writing spectacle for television, I'll do that in features.
thinking careers
I think many times in relationships as it escalates to marriage, what it takes to breed a marriage, is the same thing that it takes to breed a career.
liked loved related
I loved B.I.G., but not like I liked Tupac, because he was an actor, so I related to him.
personal
Oh, my God! My wife and I, boy, we got down that night. On a personal note!
copy felt grow lines spirit took tried
I tried to copy some of his mannerisms at first but it didn't work. And then I just let the spirit of the character grow in me and it just took its rightful place. I started to speak the lines and it felt right.
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.