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.
CHADWICK BOSEMANI’d taken, like, maybe some African dance classes a couple of times, but I wasn’t a musical theater person at all.
More Chadwick Boseman Quotes
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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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You have to appreciate things in a different way when you know the clock is ticking, you are under tension
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As a director, it is important to understand the actor’s process.
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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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I don’t have a smart house. My house is very dumb.
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The struggles along the way are only meant to shape you for your purpose.
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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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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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Some states spend more $$ on prisons than on colleges. We have to make a change.
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Life is too short, there is no guarantee how much do you live, Live your Life.
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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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I am not a huge fan of surprises.
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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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The best advice about getting older? Just be thankful you’re not dead!
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Today, we don’t fight for just one life, we fight for all of them.
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You have to cherish things in a different way when you know the clock is ticking, you are under pressure.
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A beautiful city with incredible people. My thoughts are with you, Berlin.
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Rise up. Register. Let your voice be heard.
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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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When it comes down to it, I’d rather have an action figure than a Golden Globe.
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They should probably have a James Brown aerobic tape. You would lose a lot of weight.
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When you play characters, you shouldn’t just be putting on their characteristics – you should be finding it inside yourself.
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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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Girls like dudes that are overweight.
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I’m not so keen on letting my car drive itself.
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In times of crisis, the wise build bridges while the foolish barriers.
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