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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.

Boris Kodjoe

We are willing to weather the storm of multiple failures to achieve a goal. We’re so convinced in the destination that we are able to let go of the reins and give it to God.
BORIS KODJOE

Giving Go Letting Weather
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 know I can act and it doesn’t matter where you come from.
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Come Knows Matter
You can be very independent, but admit to wanting somebody close to you and that’s what me and my wife have. We don’t need each other but we want to be with each other and I think it’s important to educate the kids with that.
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Independent Kids Thinking
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
I don’t care if you are religious or not and I think the message is that at the end of the day, everybody has to mature and everybody has to heal and mend their own injuries, emotional injuries, on their own pace.
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Emotional Religious Thinking
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
It’s a tremendous honor to be asked to carry a show.
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Honor Shows Tremendous
I was a professional tennis player in my teens. I played mostly in Europe. I was top 10 in the world in juniors, and then I messed up my back. I had three herniated discs and that put a stop to it.
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Country People Player Tennis
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’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
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.
BORIS KODJOE

Half Meals Shoot Six Sugar
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.
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Always Kids Teacher Teaching
Sometimes in the black culture, being raised as an independent woman is misconstrued as someone who doesn’t need a man. I think that’s wrong. I think we all need someone.
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Independent Men Thinking
I’m in the booth and first of all, I’m from Germany and I had never heard a gospel in my life.
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Country Firsts Heard Life
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

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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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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