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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.

Boris Kodjoe

I love the fact that we, as black people, carry our faith with us. We share it and embrace it and love it and talk about it because we talk about everything else and why not that and that was the first impression that I had that really touched me.
BORIS KODJOE

Black First Impression People
I’m in the booth and first of all, I’m from Germany and I had never heard a gospel in my life.
BORIS KODJOE

Country Firsts Heard Life
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.
BORIS KODJOE

Actors Certain Guy
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

Actors Hollywood Together
Secular artists see themselves with performance; they are more self involved, presentational.
BORIS KODJOE

Artist Secular Self
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.
BORIS KODJOE

Independent Men Thinking
We have relationships and know the exact outcome with that person because we don’t deal with ourselves and don’t deal with our issues and end up being attracted to the same person or the person is attracted to our energy.
BORIS KODJOE

Energy Issues Outcomes
When I set goals, they’re more tangible than becoming famous. You don’t build a company or a foundation for fame.
BORIS KODJOE

Foundation Goal Tangible
I had to study acting to basically educate myself.
BORIS KODJOE

Acting Education Study
I’m the same person. I don’t put on a face. I’m the same guy every time you see me.
BORIS KODJOE

Faces Guy Persons
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.
BORIS KODJOE

Country People Player Tennis
My love for you is past the mind, beyond my heart, and into my soul.
BORIS KODJOE

Cute Life Love
I never dealt with fame. It was never a goal of mine to become famous.
BORIS KODJOE

Fame Goal Mines
I know I can act and it doesn’t matter where you come from.
BORIS KODJOE

Come Knows Matter
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.
BORIS KODJOE

Hurt Issues People
As part of my relationship with my wife and my daughter, and we share everything and talk about everything.
BORIS KODJOE

Daughter Mother Wife

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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