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> [We're always trailing, as far as the amount of roles that are written for us and the films that are being made that have black characters in them. I don't know if that's going to change.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-cheadle/we-re-always-trailing-as-far-as-the-amount-of-roles-that-are-written/)

[Don Cheadle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-cheadle/)

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## More by Don Cheadle

> [We're really trying to give people the ability to go into a darkened room and have a couple hours of just pure enjoyment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-cheadle/we-re-really-trying-to-give-people-the-ability-to-go-into-a-darkened/)

[Don Cheadle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-cheadle/)

> [And it's not just black people. That's the other thing about this issue, it's conflated with just black and white and it's not that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-cheadle/and-it-s-not-just-black-people-that-s-the-other-thing-about-this/)

[Don Cheadle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-cheadle/)

> [President Obama inherited a broken country mired in two wars, a financial crisis, a mortgage mess and more than we all probably even know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-cheadle/president-obama-inherited-a-broken-country-mired-in-two-wars-a/)

[Don Cheadle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-cheadle/)

> [I was about to write that in the future I would chose my words more carefully but I'm sure I won't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-cheadle/i-was-about-to-write-that-in-the-future-i-would-chose-my-words-more/)

[Don Cheadle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-cheadle/)

> [I don't know what would be antithetical to do on the other side, maybe a Tyler Perry movie or something. No, there are very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-cheadle/i-don-t-know-what-would-be-antithetical-to-do-on-the-other-side-maybe/)

[Don Cheadle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-cheadle/)

> [We're not talking about you scored more points than me and I know that you won and I lost, those are clear results. This…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-cheadle/we-re-not-talking-about-you-scored-more-points-than-me-and-i-know/)

[Don Cheadle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-cheadle/)

> [Kids clearly help center you because you can't impress your kids. People are like, "Oh, are they so excited because you're Ironman?" My kids…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-cheadle/kids-clearly-help-center-you-because-you-can-t-impress-your-kids/)

[Don Cheadle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-cheadle/)

> [It's great to be in a film that's able to have people really want to become socially conscious, to walk out of the theatre…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-cheadle/it-s-great-to-be-in-a-film-that-s-able-to-have-people-really-want-to/)

[Don Cheadle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-cheadle/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-cheadle/we-re-trying-to-do-what-miles-davis-would-have-wanted-us-to-do-which/)

[Don Cheadle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-cheadle/)

> [I think if you were to look at my resume in total you would see a lot of things that are kind of all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-cheadle/i-think-if-you-were-to-look-at-my-resume-in-total-you-would-see-a-lot/)

[Don Cheadle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-cheadle/)

> [I think it’s intoxicating when somebody is so unapologetically who they are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-cheadle/i-think-it-s-intoxicating-when-somebody-is-so-unapologetically-who/)

[Don Cheadle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-cheadle/)

> [Living by example - that's always a better teacher than trying to preach.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-cheadle/living-by-example-that-s-always-a-better-teacher-than-trying-to-preach/)

[Don Cheadle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-cheadle/)

> [I don't believe that the U.S. needs to take a police role. I think it needs to support African nations that have said they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-cheadle/i-don-t-believe-that-the-u-s-needs-to-take-a-police-role-i-think-it/)

[Don Cheadle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-cheadle/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-cheadle/for-me-it-s-always-just-been-about-finding-material-that-i-think-is/)

[Don Cheadle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-cheadle/)

> [I also believe that you are what you have to defend, and if you're a black man that's always going to be the bar…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-cheadle/i-also-believe-that-you-are-what-you-have-to-defend-and-if-you-re-a/)

[Don Cheadle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-cheadle/)

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