I can’t even imagine something being more fun than playing James Brown onstage.
CHADWICK BOSEMANI would love to have an ocean of love right now. That said, the number-one rule of acting is, ‘Do not seek approval from the audience.’ People don’t realize that. You can’t do stuff to get applause. You have to live in the truth.
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I often write scripts to instrumentals like a hip-hop artist. Music inspires me to write.
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In my culture, death is not the end, it’s more of a stepping off point.
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I wasn’t a comic book geek as a kid. I read some, but it was just like, ‘Oh, I have this comic book here.’ It wasn’t like I was collecting them.
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You’re not free unless you can show the good and the bad, all sides of them. So to me, when I play a character, it’s important that I can show every aspect of them.
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I’m an artist. Artists don’t need permission to work. Regardless of whether I’m acting or not, I write. I write when I’m tired in fact, because I believe your most pure thoughts surface.
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I can definitely dance, but pedestrian dancing.
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There’s nothing more painful than your abdomen growling.
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Some states spend more $$ on prisons than on colleges. We have to make a change.
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A superhero movie is only as great as its villains.
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People don’t want to experience change; they just want to wake up, and it’s different.
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The industry looks for white actors and actresses, but it’s not the same for black actors. We have to really put the work in.
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One of the first things I was taught as an actor was, ‘Don’t judge the character.’
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You think you can’t change the world? You can.
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The only difference between a hero and the villain is that the villain chooses to use that power in a way that is selfish and hurts other people.
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We let the fear of discovery stop us from doing what is right.
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