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Chadwick Boseman

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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As a director, it is important to understand the actor’s process.
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Actor Director Movie Process
Baseball players need strength but also the ability to make fast-paced, explosive movements, so their training is all about strengthening the tendons around the bone and the joint so you don’t tear the muscles from the bones.
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Ability Baseball Bone Explosive Movement Muscle Player Strength Stress Training
There’s nothing more painful than your abdomen growling.
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I got scars from every film I’ve done, every TV show.
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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 think you realize how much you need to have people that you love. It’s not as much about them loving you – it’s about you needing to love people.
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Love Need People Realize
One of the first things I was taught as an actor was, ‘Don’t judge the character.’
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When you’re doing a character, you want to know the full landscape. You want to know them spiritually, mentally and physically.
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Guys are natural problem solvers – they like to have strategies.
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If we don’t learn from the mistakes of the past, we are doomed to repeat them in the future.
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The struggles along the way are only meant to shape you for your purpose.
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A beautiful city with incredible people. My thoughts are with you, Berlin.
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The rise of the women is the rise of the nation.
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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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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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