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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

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.
BORIS KODJOE

Actors Certain Guy
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
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
My love for you is past the mind, beyond my heart, and into my soul.
BORIS KODJOE

Cute Life Love
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
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
It’s a tremendous honor to be asked to carry a show.
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Honor Shows Tremendous
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
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
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 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
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 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 KODJOE

People Play Sunset

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