In life, there's a ladder sometimes, and maybe at the top, there's a mirror. You take a step up, then maybe three… — Forest Whitaker Copy Share Image
It's all about destiny. That's why people look at the zodiac or the I Ching - because there's a certain order to… — Forest Whitaker Copy Share Image
I try to support stories that enable us to see the difficulties in our society and the challenges we face, which is… — Forest Whitaker Copy Share Image
The key is that I'm trying to keep growing and trying to keep learning and deepen my connection in every way, in… — Forest Whitaker Copy Share Image
My wife, Keisha, came home once, and I had these violinists playing for her, and I'd prepared dinner for her, and I… — Forest Whitaker Copy Share Image
There are places where life could exist. And we've already discovered that there's been life on certain planets that we've explored. That… — Forest Whitaker Copy Share Image
I try to live my life in a holistic way, show that all of it intersects because I'm coming from the same… — Forest Whitaker Copy Share Image
On the whole, I now see my work as being an expression of my spiritual life and, because I look at it… — Forest Whitaker Copy Share Image
In some sense, when you take a child soldier out of an armed group, you've taken away the identity he or she… — Forest Whitaker Copy Share Image
I've had many incidents in my life of racism. I've been thrown on the ground. I've been frisked. I've been arrested so… — Forest Whitaker Copy Share Image
One of my greatest lessons in life came from my mom. When I told her I didn't want to go to church,… — Forest Whitaker Copy Share Image
I think that there's an awakening inside of me really honestly, and I honestly believe that the best work of my life… — Forest Whitaker Copy Share Image
To try and act like we haven't had great progress is not true. Obama didn't fail - he changed the psyche of the nation… — Forest Whitaker Copy Share Image
In high school, I did some musicals, but I never took acting until college. I was studying opera, classical voice, and a speech teacher… — Forest Whitaker Copy Share Image
I'm really excited that people are receiving my performance like this. It makes me feel good, because I've been working really hard. And this… — Forest Whitaker Copy Share Image
If I go to a reunion in east Texas, my mother's side or my father's, one out of ten is a preacher or a… — Forest Whitaker Copy Share Image
As an artist, it's a great opportunity to play a character like this [Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in The Last King of Scotland]. And… — Forest Whitaker Copy Share Image
I can play a man who's despicable. But I'll still look inside him to find a point of connection. If I can find that… — Forest Whitaker Copy Share Image
It's all about destiny. That's why people look at the zodiac or the I Ching - because there's a certain order to life, and… — Forest Whitaker Copy Share Image
My wife is completely different from me: she's good with everyone, whereas I'm good at directed conversation when I have a purpose for it,… — Forest Whitaker Copy Share Image
I was a curious child. I'd debate with anyone who came to the door - people from the Islamic community... Jehovah's Witnesses... anyone. — Forest Whitaker Copy Share Image
There was a time in my acting career, where I was trying to figure out if acting was the thing to do. You know?… — Forest Whitaker Copy Share Image
The first time I ever went out of the country, it was to London. I was with the choir from my college, and we… — Forest Whitaker Copy Share Image
If I were to mark three, I'd mark Bird, because I grew immensely as an artist, I learned a lot, and also, I think,… — Forest Whitaker Copy Share Image
![“I'm really excited that people are receiving my performance like this. It makes me feel good, because I've been working really hard. And this character [Idi Amin], I worked particularly hard on. But I don't want to get too caught up in it, because first of all, it could lead to a great…” quote by Forest Whitaker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/80d/forest-whitaker-3022_caught_i-m-really-excited-that-people-are-recei_27708.jpg)
![“As an artist, it's a great opportunity to play a character like this [Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in The Last King of Scotland]. And then, as a person, I had never been to the African continent. So, I knew, personally, it would reshape me.” quote by Forest Whitaker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7c9/forest-whitaker-3022_african-continent_as-an-artist-it-s-a-great-opportunity-to_73161.jpg)
