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I have always been of the mind that good work is good work, whether performed on stage, on television or in film and, like any reasonable actor, I keep my options open.

Benjamin Bratt

I count it as a major victory to not only be on a series that’s had a full season run, but to actually be on one that’s gotten picked up for a second season.
BENJAMIN BRATT

Running Seasons Victory
She and I had come close to working on two other films together prior to this one that unfortunately had fallen apart for various reasons.
BENJAMIN BRATT

Fallen Film Reason Together Unfortunately Working
My sense of personal strength has always come from my family.
BENJAMIN BRATT

Family Personal Strength
I believe there’s a huge distinction between un macho and a real man. I don’t think you have to be one to be another.
BENJAMIN BRATT

Believe Men Real
I have always been of the mind that good work is good work, whether performed on stage, on television or in film and, like any reasonable actor, I keep my options open.
BENJAMIN BRATT

Actor Mind Television
As a person of color, there’s no getting around the reality of its responsibility.
BENJAMIN BRATT

Color Reality Responsibility
I think there’s a settled quality, there’s a gravitas that comes with aging and with being a parent because you certainly come to recognize that there’s nothing else that takes greater priority than raising your children.
BENJAMIN BRATT

Children Priorities Thinking
I’ve made a career over the last seventeen years of mostly playing men in uniform, especially cops. The one thing for an actor that is death, is if you’re bored. The boredom will show in your work.
BENJAMIN BRATT

Blessing Men Years
I’ve always felt that acting is acting at the end of the day, so whether you’re doing comedy or heavy drama or anything else in between, you always have to bring a semblance of honesty to it. It’s all make believe.
BENJAMIN BRATT

Believe Drama Honesty
I’ve been in scenarios as an actor where you have to manufacture an emotion that’s not really there, but it wasn’t hard with Halle because she’s a great person and very beautiful, so it ain’t a tough job at the end of the day.
BENJAMIN BRATT

Beautiful Day End Jobs
I don’t really consider myself to be an actor of any particular style. My aim with every role I undertake is to be truthful and honest in that particular portrayal. I don’t have a particular methodology from any one school of thought or training.
BENJAMIN BRATT

School Style Training
I come from a large family so you can count on the fact that I’m going to have more kids.
BENJAMIN BRATT

Facts Family Kids Large
Part of my aspiration as a film actor is to bring subtlety to everything I do – honesty but subtlety.
BENJAMIN BRATT

Actor Film Honesty
I’ve made a career over the last seventeen years of mostly playing men in uniform, especially cops. The one thing for an actor that is completely death is if you’re bored, because that boredom will show in your work.
BENJAMIN BRATT

Men Real Years
As far as I know, you only get one shot at this life. It only goes round once and time is precious. When I’m not working, you’d better spend that time with someone important.
BENJAMIN BRATT

Important Life Precious Time
So there was an inherent challenge in trying to keep it fresh, because it’s something that I’m familiar with, but the real draw for me was at long last to work with Halle.
BENJAMIN BRATT

Challenge Familiar Inherent Something Work

I have always been of the mind that good work is good work, whether performed on stage, on television or in film and, like any reasonable actor, I keep my options open.

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I have always been of the mind that good work is good work, whether performed on stage, on television or in film and, like any reasonable actor, I keep my options open.

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