In dark hours, true leaders rise.
CHADWICK BOSEMANThe only difference between a hero and the villain is that the villain chooses to use that power in a way that is selfish and hurts other people.
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I’m an artist. Artists don’t need permission to work. Regardless of whether I’m acting or not, I write. I write when I’m tired in fact, because I believe your most pure thoughts surface.
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In television you don’t have a lot of time to spend with the role or the script. Typically you get a script a week prior to shooting. Sometimes it’s even less time, not enough time to dream about the role.
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There’s nothing more painful than your abdomen growling.
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They should probably have a James Brown aerobic tape. You would lose a lot of weight.
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When you are deciding on next steps, next jobs, next careers, further education, you should rather find purpose than a job or a career,” he said at the time. “Purpose crosses disciplines. Purpose is an essential element of you. It is the reason you are on the planet at this particular time in history.
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We let the fear of discovery stop us from doing what is right.
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You’re not free unless you can show the good and the bad, all sides of them. So to me, when I play a character, it’s important that I can show every aspect of them.
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I have skills like a panther, and I am going to change my destiny with it.
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The industry looks for white actors and actresses, but it’s not the same for black actors. We have to really put the work in.
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I got scars from every film I’ve done, every TV show.
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People have said, ‘You don’t need to do any more biopics. You don’t need to play any more real people.’ I don’t agree with that.
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I can definitely dance, but pedestrian dancing.
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For all the claims that we now live in a society free of racism, the tragedies that presently overwhelm us are a stiff dose of reality.
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I would love to have an ocean of love right now. That said, the number-one rule of acting is, ‘Do not seek approval from the audience.’ People don’t realize that. You can’t do stuff to get applause. You have to live in the truth.
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I can’t even imagine something being more fun than playing James Brown onstage.
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