I 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 KODJOEWhen I set goals, they’re more tangible than becoming famous. You don’t build a company or a foundation for fame.
More Boris Kodjoe Quotes
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I had to study acting to basically educate myself.
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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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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.
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Secular artists see themselves with performance; they are more self involved, presentational.
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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.
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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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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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As part of my relationship with my wife and my daughter, and we share everything and talk about everything.
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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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My love for you is past the mind, beyond my heart, and into my soul.
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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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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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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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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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I know I can act and it doesn’t matter where you come from.
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