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As a director, it is important to understand the actor’s process.

Chadwick Boseman

One of the first things I was taught as an actor was, ‘Don’t judge the character.’
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Actor Character Judgment
In my culture, death is not the end, it’s more of a stepping off point.
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Culture Death Point Step
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
People don’t want to experience change; they just want to wake up, and it’s different.
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Change Different Experience Human Nature People Wake Up
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
Education is a gateway to broadening perceptions, fighting stereotypes, and creating parity in this world.
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Creation Education Fight Perception World
Nobody has to give me permission to write.
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One Liner Permission Writing
I’m not afraid to work.
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Afraid Inspirational Work
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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Actor Character Fantasy Myself Regard Role Yourself
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
They should probably have a James Brown aerobic tape. You would lose a lot of weight.
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Probable Weigh Loss
I can’t even imagine something being more fun than playing James Brown onstage.
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Fun Imagination Movie Play
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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Character Landscape Mental Movie Physical Spiritual
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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Actor Actress Black Lives Matter Industry Work
The best advice about getting older? Just be thankful you’re not dead!
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Advice Birthday Dead Old
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

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