Forest Whitaker Quotes

As an actor, I've always wanted to do characters that would help me find my connection with others and connect all of us together. You always want the energy of the character, the spirit of the person, to enter you. I've been doing this for 26 years and some of the things I've done are always with me.

Forest Whitaker

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: July 15, 1961

Topics

CharacterTogetherMeEnergyHelp

I'm much more energetic now; you might say live performance is my mission.

John Fogerty

LivePerformanceMissionYouSay

The older I got, I started to realize more it's not necessarily that any of us are inherently bad or good; you just kind of carve your own way, and you are your experiences and your surroundings and what you grow up in.

Andy Biersack

GoodGrowYouBadKindWay

When you see a crowd of people jumping up and down at a pop concert, all gloriously in the moment, I don't think you'll ever see a comedian there. They'll all be standing at the sides, looking at how it all fits together.

Steve Coogan

MomentTogetherPeopleLookingThink

I think overall, from a deputy, from an undersecretary standpoint, the goal of a good leader is to get diversity across there. Geographical diversity is important. Industry diversity is important: you can't have all corn growers... Not only that, you've got gender diversity, you've got racial diversity.

Sonny Perdue

GoodLeaderDiversityThinkGoal

I thought my goal in life was to be in a successful band, and I had got that, but I was as miserable as I had ever been, and I couldn't understand why that would be.

Trent Reznor

LifeThoughtGoalWhyUnderstand

Well, I had an after hours club in Vancouver and when any of the Motown acts would call.

Tommy Chong

ClubCallMotownWellVancouverAny

His life, though none too long, Was never dull: Of woman, wine and song Bill had his full.

Robert W. Service

LifeWomanSongWineLongNever

1926 was the most significant year. Looking back, it seems that it was not just a year in the sense of time. It was a year of great realisation or awareness. It seems to me that at certain times of the history of man, the understanding of certain situations ripens.

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

HistoryGreatTimeManLooking Back

I personally think 'Chimes of Midnight' is a much better film than 'Citizen Kane.'

Christian McKay

ThinkBetterCitizenMidnightFilm

If nothing is at risk, nothing is established.

Brian Ferneyhough

NothingRiskEstablished

I like big, soaring melodies and fun, splashy lyrics. Maybe like what Blondie would do in 2013.

Bonnie McKee

FunBigWouldLikeLyricsBlondie

I have not taken a position on that nuclear option. My view is I'm not going to do anything until I come to that bridge. I'm not going to jump off the bridge until I come to it.

Arlen Specter

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