Ernie Hudson

And as a little kid, I kind of embraced that because I was always embarrassed by that.

My brother, I have a half-brother, he knew his father.

His father wasn't around, but at least he knew who he was.

And so Hudson is my brother's name.

My grandmother wanted to keep the same names.

And she would say that

That source that is our creator is aware of us and will aid us and it speaks to us and it will guide us.

And that's our birthright.

It's not like you have to go and join somebody's whatever.

And so all my life, especially when it came to acting, I realized that I didn't have the money or the connection, but that source would guide me.

And it would open doors when I couldn't even imagine.

And so there were times when it would be like impossible, yet somehow or other a way was made.

And I knew that it wasn't me doing the making, you know.

So it was my job to show up and be prepared and give my best.

But that was pretty much all I could do because I didn't.

You know, I didn't have friends who could manipulate things or knew anybody who, but I just had to, a story in the Bible about the brides who were waiting for the groom and then several of them fell asleep and they weren't prepared, but the one who was ready.

So my job was always to be ready for that, that opportunity.

Now, on one hand, I think when I said that prayer about wanting to be an actor, maybe I should have thrown in there, you know, multi-millions.

And you were not specific in that prayer, huh?

Yeah, I should have been more specific, you know.