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Boris Kodjoe

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 had to study acting to basically educate myself.
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Acting Education Study
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 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.
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Black First Impression People
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
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.
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Energy Issues Outcomes
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.
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Artist Knowing Views
Secular artists see themselves with performance; they are more self involved, presentational.
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Artist Secular Self
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
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
I know I can act and it doesn’t matter where you come from.
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Come Knows Matter
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
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
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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America Eye Mother
My love for you is past the mind, beyond my heart, and into my soul.
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Cute Life Love
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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Giving Go Letting Weather

As part of my relationship with my wife and my daughter, and we share everything and talk about everything.

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