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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.

Chadwick Boseman

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.
CHADWICK BOSEMAN

Actor Character Fantasy Myself Regard Role Yourself
The struggles along the way are only meant to shape you for your purpose.
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Inspirational Purpose Shape Struggle
In times of crisis, the wise build bridges while the foolish barriers.
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Barrier Bridge Crises Foolish Time Wise
As a director, it is important to understand the actor’s process.
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Actor Director Movie Process
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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Complication Family Life Strength Village
In my culture, death is not the end, it’s more of a stepping off point.
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Culture Death Point Step
When you play characters, you shouldn’t just be putting on their characteristics – you should be finding it inside yourself.
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Character Characteristics Finding Movie Play Yourself
I would love to play Jimi Hendrix.
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Acting Movie Play
Nobody has to give me permission to write.
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One Liner Permission Writing
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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Acting Artist Believe Fact Permission Regard Surface Work Writing
Life is too short, there is no guarantee how much do you live, Live your Life.
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Guarantee Life Live
I’m not so keen on letting my car drive itself.
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Car Drive
Education is a gateway to broadening perceptions, fighting stereotypes, and creating parity in this world.
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Creation Education Fight Perception World
You have to appreciate things in a different way when you know the clock is ticking, you are under tension
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Appreciation Clock Different Tension
Understanding our history is one of many ways to break the cycle of racial injustice in this country. ⁣
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Break Country Cycle History Injustice Rasicm
Each movie you do about a real person is like a painting, and you choose certain things in the painting that you want to pull out and you want to show.
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Movie Painting Person Show

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