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
dream reality challenges
Then I was working in a store in Newark, New Jersey, and I saw an actor in person, and I got so excited. My whole day changed. That's when I decided to challenge myself to make my dreams become a reality.
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.
magic married getting-married
The magic isn't in getting married, it's in staying married
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.
real better-person made
Denzel Washington is a person I will always emulate. I emulate him because he focuses on real life. Because of that he has made me a better person.
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.
artist hip-hop hips
I love hip-hop and you can't tell me I'm not a hip-hop artist.
actors related
I loved B.I.G., but not like I liked Tupac, because he was an actor, so I related to him.
auditions sony denzel
I was discovered on the Sony lot through an audition by Denzel Washington.
want kickboxing dialogue
I get to be in movies where it's mostly dialogue, and I want to be in something, that for me, feels like kickboxing.
believe men years
A few years ago you couldn't go from TV to film. It was like a 'no no' but I believe when you find a plan and purpose that God has for your life, there's not anything man can do to you. Especially when your faith is not really standing in the wisdom of man, you're really standing in the wisdom of God.
order acting rooms
I've always had to bind up and wrestle fear, because acting is really about faith. And faith and fear can't really stay in the same room. So, in order for you to be more than a conqueror, you're going to have to defeat fear with faith.
mother daughter waiting
He's looking for the president's kidnapped daughter; everybody he calls on to help him is busy, but lo and behold, you look across the room, and I'm waiting for that action.
liked loved related
I loved B.I.G., but not like I liked Tupac, because he was an actor, so I related to him.