I don't do stuff to be a star. I do it because I feel it's important for kids, African American kids, to see an African American face that plays baseball.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I didn't care about being the 'star.' I just wanted to make a living and have a consistent career.
Some people are very good at being 'stars' and it suits them. I'm grudging about it and I find it annoying.
A lot of athletes have star quality, but they just can't perform in front of a camera. So no matter how good-looking you are, no matter what kind of presence you have, you still have to be able to be a convincing performer to become a star.
I don't think I'm a star. I just love to act. I'm not thinking I'm even close to where I want to be.
In Hollywood, for me, it's all about the movie stars and the singers. Baseball players don't draw too much attention; we're low key. I'm good with faces and sometimes bad with names, but I'll walk up to somebody if I know who they are... show them some love.
I don't consider myself a star.
What I've realized, and had to become comfortable with, is that I'm just, I don't think, a star. I'm an actor.
You can't fake being a star. But you can also become a great personality.
I'm an actor. And I guess I've done so many movies I've achieved some high visibility. But a star? I guess I still think of myself as kind of a worker ant.
I don't maybe follow the normal star profile, and it's not something that I particularly want to embrace in terms of the publicity thing and wanting to be famous and known.
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