I'm really excited that people are receiving my performance like this. It makes me feel good, because I've been working really hard.… — 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...… — 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.… — Forest Whitaker Copy Share Image
I think the place fed me completely. Not only was I in Uganda, but I was around many people who had a… — Forest Whitaker Copy Share Image
We're supposed to be an example of freedom, and if we are doing things that are injustice to people, then what is… — Forest Whitaker Copy Share Image
In my career, I've had people talking about different things many times, but then not get nominated. — Forest Whitaker Copy Share Image
In a lot of films, they're showing more complete, developed characters of diverse ethnic backgrounds. The larger concern is to be able… — Forest Whitaker Copy Share Image
Things are shifting; man is evolving in many different ways. The Internet has created a portal for people to connect with each… — Forest Whitaker Copy Share Image
I think I've made some choices that maybe I wasn't so sure about for some reason or another. But I'm one of… — Forest Whitaker Copy Share Image
I think 'The Color of Money' was very instrumental in opening up other opportunities. People started to recognize me as an artist… — Forest Whitaker Copy Share Image
I started by studying Kiswahili to learn the dialect. Then, I studied tapes, documentaries, footage, and audio cassettes of Idi Amin's speeches.… — Forest Whitaker Copy Share Image
I care about people. In the end, I think they feel it. It comes across, regardless of the character I'm portraying. — Forest Whitaker Copy Share Image
I was asked if I would play President Obama in 'My Name is Khan.' I didn't feel comfortable with doing it. Partly… — Forest Whitaker Copy Share Image
In every project, I always look for the depth of humanity inside of it. I'm just trying to say if we can… — Forest Whitaker Copy Share Image
I found the people to be very kind and generous. It was unique because the crew was mainly Ugandan [filming The Last… — Forest Whitaker Copy Share Image
I hope that audiences respond really positively. I think it's a very intense, entertaining film [The Last King of Scotland], because you're… — Forest Whitaker Copy Share Image
There are people [in Uganda] who hate Idi Amin, a small amount. And then there are the people who really admire him,… — 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
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