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As an African-American actor, a lot of our stories haven’t been told.

Chadwick Boseman

The struggles along the way are only meant to shape you for your purpose.
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Inspirational Purpose Shape Struggle
When it comes down to it, I’d rather have an action figure than a Golden Globe.
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Action Figure Movie
I’d taken, like, maybe some African dance classes a couple of times, but I wasn’t a musical theater person at all.
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Class Couple Dance Music Person
In dark hours, true leaders rise.
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Darkness Inspirational Leadership One Liner Rise
A superhero movie is only as great as its villains.
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Hero Movie Villain
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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Aspect Bad Character Freedom Goodness Important
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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Acting Applause Approve Audience Love Number Ocean People Realize Rule Truth
Blessed to meet so many great people everywhere I go. Can’t thank you all enough for the support.
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Actor Meet People Support Thankful
I don’t have a smart house. My house is very dumb.
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Dumb House Smart
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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Agree Biography Need People Real
Colonialism is the cousin of slavery.
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Cousin One Liner Slave
The 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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Choose Difference Hero Hurt Movie People Power Selfish Villain
FBF to one of the most beautiful locations I’ve ever shot at.
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Beautiful Location Shot
As a director, it is important to understand the actor’s process.
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Actor Director Movie Process
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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Dreansm Shoot Movie Role Script Television Time
There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but he must take it because conscience tells him it is right.
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Politics Position Right Safe Time

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