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.
CHADWICK BOSEMANPeople 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 was raised in a sort of village. I have a huge family, and I think there is strength in that. It helped me to deal with some of the complications of living in the South because I always felt like I belonged, no matter what.
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If Love is too much to ask, at least Respect everyone, regardless of race, creed, sexual preference, bloodline, criminal history, power, or position.
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One of the first things I was taught as an actor was, ‘Don’t judge the character.’
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I can’t even imagine something being more fun than playing James Brown onstage.
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I try to look at every role the same way, regardless of whether the character is real or the character is a fantasy. I always start from myself, because you have to know yourself first.
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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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They should probably have a James Brown aerobic tape. You would lose a lot of weight.
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I wasn’t a comic book geek as a kid. I read some, but it was just like, ‘Oh, I have this comic book here.’ It wasn’t like I was collecting them.
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We live in a world where people can ridicule you at the push of the button. They can question you at the push of a button.
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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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Our lives depend on vote.
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I don’t have a smart house. My house is very dumb.
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I don’t read reviews, but I do get feedback from my peers and people I know, like other actors and directors and producers.
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Some states spend more $$ on prisons than on colleges. We have to make a change.
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Let the ways of love be the ways of man.
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