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I came to America because of a tennis scholarship. I really wanted to get away because I was really frustrated about my injury so my mother said, “Go to America for four months and just open your eyes and see that there’s more things than tennis.” That’s what happened.

Boris Kodjoe

I don’t need a gym. You can do a lot without the gym, so that’s what I’ve chosen to do.
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Chosen Gym Needs
Let’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.
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People Pride Religious
I never dealt with fame. It was never a goal of mine to become famous.
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Fame Goal Mines
When I set goals, they’re more tangible than becoming famous. You don’t build a company or a foundation for fame.
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Foundation Goal Tangible
I’m the same person. I don’t put on a face. I’m the same guy every time you see me.
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Faces Guy Persons
Colloquialism 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.
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Actors Certain Guy
Secular artists see themselves with performance; they are more self involved, presentational.
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Artist Secular Self
As part of my relationship with my wife and my daughter, and we share everything and talk about everything.
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Daughter Mother Wife
I know I can act and it doesn’t matter where you come from.
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Come Knows Matter
My love for you is past the mind, beyond my heart, and into my soul.
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Cute Life Love
I came to America because of a tennis scholarship. I really wanted to get away because I was really frustrated about my injury so my mother said, “Go to America for four months and just open your eyes and see that there’s more things than tennis.” That’s what happened.
BORIS KODJOE

America Eye Mother
When 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.
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Actors Hollywood Together
We 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.
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Half Meals Shoot Six Sugar
I 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.
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People Play Sunset
I had to study acting to basically educate myself.
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Acting Education Study
Everybody goes through obstacles and problems and issues and turn their backs on people that we are fond of and love just because we hurt; and everybody goes through that.
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Hurt Issues People

I came to America because of a tennis scholarship. I really wanted to get away because I was really frustrated about my injury so my mother said, “Go to America for four months and just open your eyes and see that there’s more things than tennis.” That’s what happened.

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I came to America because of a tennis scholarship. I really wanted to get away because I was really frustrated about my injury so my mother said, “Go to America for four months and just open your eyes and see that there’s more things than tennis.” That’s what happened.

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