Hill Harper
Hill Harper
Francis Eugene Harper, known professionally as Hill Harper, is an American film, television and stage actor, and author. He is best known for his nine-year role as Dr. Sheldon Hawkes on the CBS police procedural television series "CSI: NY". He recently played the role of Special Agent Spelman Boyle on the CBS television series Limitless...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth17 May 1966
CityIowa City, IA
CountryUnited States of America
We're living in a time, unfortunately, where, you know, a lot of young men, particularly young men of color, being raised by single mothers. And their mothers so desperately want to connect with them, but I found, in talking with a lot of young men, that sometimes it's difficult.
With my first book, 'A Letter to a Young Brother,' I figured it would be my only book I was ever going to write. What happened with that is a lot of young men would reach out to me.
'The Conversation' will hopefully touch on issues that will move people to want to strengthen communication and look to each other for solutions.
When it comes to African Americans and African American actors, Hollywood has always felt that if you can make us laugh, that's fine, but we don't need to see you do a 'Schindler's List,' where there's no jokes or music or comedic through-line.
You never know what's going on in someone's life. You never know what's really going on behind what they present.
You deserve a great life. I want to see you become unreasonably happy. And you can. And you will.
My father, obviously, and my mother were inspirations. My uncle, Frank Harper, he was an absolute mentor for me.
So many of our young women today, they're growing up without a father, but they're still thirsty for that and desiring positive male love.
The media is convincing people that if you have that 'next thing,' that diamond, the right car, then you'd be happier.
People always want to think that because you're not from a certain circumstance, you can't relate. That's ridiculous.
The wealth cure is looking at your life step by step - making a diagnosis and saying, 'Am I using money or is money using me?'
Even when you're out with someone, you need to get out of your head. And you can try exercises by putting yourself in situations where you may not feel completely comfortable, like going to a gallery opening on your own.
My first two books, 'Letters to a Young Brother' and 'Letters to a Young Sister,' were... distributed pretty widely. Judges in juvenile justice facilities started citing the book as required reading.
Part of getting other people to focus on the future rather than being myopically focused on the present is about living that way yourself and showing that you can make choices today that are about future outcomes and still be having a great time into the present and enjoying your life.