American - Actor | November 29, 1964 -
If people in this country think of Africa as a place with kids and flies swarming around their heads, then they won't understand that these people are you and you are them.
Don Cheadle
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I've never been a part of a film before that offers such a platform into real issues, that raises social awareness and has the potential to change things.
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Now is a good time, 10 years ago would have been a good time, and 10 years from now it will still be a good time to see a dynamic, entertaining movie that's wall-to-wall Miles Davis where the music will hopefully spark some desire to know more about the man.
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We're trying to do what Miles Davis would have wanted us to do, which is approach it as artists with his life as the canvas.
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I think we should all be more concerned about the environment and the effects of global warming. It will be pointless to talk about all the issues that divide us when it's 300 degrees outside.
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I prefer film to TV because of the amount of time film affords you that TV doesn't (though theater is probably my favorite and the scariest place of all).
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People have always been obsessed by celebrities. There are just more outlets and opportunities to make a living exploiting that obsession nowadays.
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I used to record but just in my own studio or in my friend's back when I toyed with the idea of being a rapper.
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For me, it's always just been about finding material that I think is creative and interesting and fun and something that can expand me and that I can hopefully do something with.
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I think if you were to look at my resume in total you would see a lot of things that are kind of all over the map.
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So often when Black men have to play roles on TV, we're either the noble savage or we're completely a savage, and there's no nuance.
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But I think it's intoxicating when somebody is so unapologetically who they are.
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