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> [The point of acting is to hide yourself and get lost in character. To play the same character in eighteen movies would be defeating the purpose I believe so I try to keep a little bit of diversity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/columbus-short/the-point-of-acting-is-to-hide-yourself-and-get-lost-in-character-to/)

[Columbus Short](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/columbus-short/)

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## More by Columbus Short

> [Little Walter and Muddy Waters were incredible. And Bo Diddley was doing some great stuff, too.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/columbus-short/little-walter-and-muddy-waters-were-incredible-and-bo-diddley-was/)

[Columbus Short](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/columbus-short/)

> [I haven't been perfect.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/columbus-short/i-haven-t-been-perfect/)

[Columbus Short](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/columbus-short/)

> [First of all, God inspires me, where he's brought me, it blows my mind. To know that He brought me this far, it could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/columbus-short/first-of-all-god-inspires-me-where-he-s-brought-me-it-blows-my-mind/)

[Columbus Short](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/columbus-short/)

> [Be a creator, not just sitting on the sidelines waiting for someone to call you into the game or call our number.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/columbus-short/be-a-creator-not-just-sitting-on-the-sidelines-waiting-for-someone-to/)

[Columbus Short](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/columbus-short/)

> [The point of acting is to hide yourself and get lost in character. To play the same character in eighteen movies would be defeating…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/columbus-short/the-point-of-acting-is-to-hide-yourself-and-get-lost-in-character-to/)

[Columbus Short](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/columbus-short/)

> [Have I ever abused a woman? Never.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/columbus-short/have-i-ever-abused-a-woman-never/)

[Columbus Short](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/columbus-short/)

> [I want to play Martin Luther King. I want to tell the real story, his demons, his struggles as a man, not just as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/columbus-short/i-want-to-play-martin-luther-king-i-want-to-tell-the-real-story-his/)

[Columbus Short](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/columbus-short/)

> [I'm afraid of what happens if this career doesn't pan out, because I have so much invested in it that I can't turn back…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/columbus-short/i-m-afraid-of-what-happens-if-this-career-doesn-t-pan-out-because-i/)

[Columbus Short](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/columbus-short/)

> [I never want to have to take certain roles, because I want to maintain a certain level of artistic credibility. But sometimes you're forced…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/columbus-short/i-never-want-to-have-to-take-certain-roles-because-i-want-to-maintain/)

[Columbus Short](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/columbus-short/)

> [It's like, if you're on a ship, and you're sailing towards your destination, but the ship sinks: that doesn't mean that you have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/columbus-short/it-s-like-if-you-re-on-a-ship-and-you-re-sailing-towards-your/)

[Columbus Short](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/columbus-short/)

> [Creating content, creating art, material, being a job creator - it's all very, very important. Very important.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/columbus-short/creating-content-creating-art-material-being-a-job-creator-it-s-all/)

[Columbus Short](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/columbus-short/)

> [Every movie I work with the costume designer to see what feels like the character, not what Columbus would wear but what is right…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/columbus-short/every-movie-i-work-with-the-costume-designer-to-see-what-feels-like/)

[Columbus Short](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/columbus-short/)

> [I'm a silly guy, I love wit and cynicism and sarcasm.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/columbus-short/i-m-a-silly-guy-i-love-wit-and-cynicism-and-sarcasm/)

[Columbus Short](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/columbus-short/)

> [If I want to be truthfully honest, I think, dealing with the stress of the situations that I've been going through, medicating with anything,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/columbus-short/if-i-want-to-be-truthfully-honest-i-think-dealing-with-the-stress-of/)

[Columbus Short](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/columbus-short/)

> [I try to carve my own way so the actors who come after me will say, "I want to do it like Columbus did…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/columbus-short/i-try-to-carve-my-own-way-so-the-actors-who-come-after-me-will-say-i/)

[Columbus Short](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/columbus-short/)

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