I’m always an entrepreneur, but I’d probably be a teacher. I like teaching kids, whether that’s tennis on the courts or history in the classroom.
BORIS KODJOEI’m always an entrepreneur, but I’d probably be a teacher. I like teaching kids, whether that’s tennis on the courts or history in the classroom.
BORIS KODJOEI was looking to show people I could act. I was looking for something that would take me away from the whole hunk riding off into the sunset thing that people wanted me to play after Brown Sugar.
BORIS KODJOEMy love for you is past the mind, beyond my heart, and into my soul.
BORIS KODJOEI went back and researched the history of gospel; where it came from, slavery times, communicating with each other without their master knowing what they are saying, and that gospel artists view themselves differently.
BORIS KODJOEI had to study acting to basically educate myself.
BORIS KODJOEAs part of my relationship with my wife and my daughter, and we share everything and talk about everything.
BORIS KODJOEI’m in the booth and first of all, I’m from Germany and I had never heard a gospel in my life.
BORIS KODJOELet’s say black, the whole black religious experience, here, is very impressive to me, because when I first arrived I realized that people carry their faith with so much pride.
BORIS KODJOEWe shoot 12 to 14 hours a day. To do all that physical stuff yourself, you have to be on a nutritional plan. I have six or seven meals a day. I eat every hour and a half, and make sure it’s all clean. I have absolutely no sugar at all.
BORIS KODJOEWhen you work as actors in this business, you spend a lot of time apart. That’s why a lot of marriages fail. It’s not because of Hollywood, it’s because you don’t spend time together.
BORIS KODJOESecular artists see themselves with performance; they are more self involved, presentational.
BORIS KODJOEIt’s a tremendous honor to be asked to carry a show.
BORIS KODJOEWhen I set goals, they’re more tangible than becoming famous. You don’t build a company or a foundation for fame.
BORIS KODJOEColloquialism is the toughest part of what we do, as foreign actors, because there are certain sayings that you guys have that absolutely don’t make any sense.
BORIS KODJOEI’m the same person. I don’t put on a face. I’m the same guy every time you see me.
BORIS KODJOEI never dealt with fame. It was never a goal of mine to become famous.
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