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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
Nobody has to give me permission to write.
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One Liner Permission Writing
For all the claims that we now live in a society free of racism, the tragedies that presently overwhelm us are a stiff dose of reality.
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Claim Racism Reality Society Tragedy
Guys are natural problem solvers – they like to have strategies.
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Guy Natural Problem Solution Strategy
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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Politics Position Right Safe Time
The struggles along the way are only meant to shape you for your purpose.
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Inspirational Purpose Shape Struggle
Been blessed to work with many strong, beautiful women.
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Blessing Movie Strong Women Work
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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Aspect Bad Character Freedom Goodness Important
The rise of the women is the rise of the nation.
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Nation Rise Women Women Empowerment
As an African-American actor, a lot of our stories haven’t been told.
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Actor Country Movie Story
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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Class Couple Dance Music Person
I might have had too many friends in my twenties.
CHADWICK BOSEMAN

Friendship Past
In my culture, death is not the end, it’s more of a stepping off point.
CHADWICK BOSEMAN

Culture Death Point Step
There’s nothing more painful than your abdomen growling.
CHADWICK BOSEMAN

Growth Pain
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
Colonialism is the cousin of slavery.
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Cousin One Liner Slave

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