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I have skills like a panther, and I am going to change my destiny with it.

Chadwick Boseman

In television you don’t have a lot of time to spend with the role or the script. Typically you get a script a week prior to shooting. Sometimes it’s even less time, not enough time to dream about the role.
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Dreansm Shoot Movie Role Script Television Time
There’s nothing more painful than your abdomen growling.
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Growth Pain
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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Actor Actress Black Lives Matter Industry Work
I don’t have a smart house. My house is very dumb.
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Dumb House Smart
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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Aspect Bad Character Freedom Goodness Important
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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Book Comic Kids
When you play characters, you shouldn’t just be putting on their characteristics – you should be finding it inside yourself.
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Character Characteristics Finding Movie Play Yourself
A beautiful city with incredible people. My thoughts are with you, Berlin.
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City Incredible People Thankful
When I attain before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of ability left, and could say, ‘I used everything You gave me.
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Ability Attain God Life Satisfaction
Colonialism is the cousin of slavery.
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Cousin One Liner Slave
I try to look at every role the same way, regardless of whether the character is real or the character is a fantasy. I always start from myself, because you have to know yourself first.
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Actor Character Fantasy Myself Regard Role Yourself
Gender Equality. Start from the top. Dare to put a woman in power.
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Dare Equality Gender Women Empowerment Women Power
You think you can’t change the world? You can.
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Believe Change Inspirational World
Life is too short, there is no guarantee how much do you live, Live your Life.
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Guarantee Life Live
Rise up. Register. Let your voice be heard.
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Justice Register Voice
I can’t even imagine something being more fun than playing James Brown onstage.
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Fun Imagination Movie Play

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