American - Actor | 1982 -
Some people would view Jackie Robinson as a very safe African-American, a docile figure who had a tendency to try to get along with everyone, and when you look at his history, you learn that he has this fire that allows him to take this punishment but also figure out savvy ways of giving it back.
Chadwick Boseman
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I would love to play Jimi Hendrix.
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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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I know that baseball players have certain rituals or habits that they develop, because sometimes it becomes somewhat superstitious if they get on a streak and want to do the same thing over and over again.
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As a director, it is important to understand the actor's process.
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Guys are natural problem solvers - they like to have strategies.
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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.
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In TV, you're basically shooting an episode in 10 to 14 days; 14 days is a luxury situation. And in film, you have anywhere from a month to three months, or it can be even longer than that, depending on what the production is.
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Sometimes when you're acting, you only need a little bit of something to sort of channel or, you know, transport into a place.
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I majored in directing. However, I did spend some time at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, so I am somewhat well-versed in African Studies.
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I think there's a difference between a working actor, a movie star and a celebrity. They're all three different things.
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I played Little League baseball, but I also played basketball. Basketball was my primary sport. When you play basketball seriously, a lot of times, through the summer season, you continue playing. So that replaced me playing baseball.
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