I feel like Africans are too often portrayed as people on the National Geographic channel: the image is of an African man in a loincloth chasing a gazelle. It's not intentionally racist; I wouldn't call it racist at all. It's… — Djimon Hounsou Copy Share Image
There is a real problem with the lack of diversity, specifically in genre films and the superheroes our kids grow up watching and emulating,… — Djimon Hounsou Copy Share Image
School bored me. Being educated and being intelligent are two different things. I thought I was smart enough. And I wanted to be an… — Djimon Hounsou Copy Share Image
The first time you see the film it takes you right back to those times and those moments. It's very difficult to be objective… — Djimon Hounsou Copy Share Image
We like to make the Marvel comics films because they're fun. Families can go see them together. They're entertaining. They aspire to inspire, and… — Djimon Hounsou Copy Share Image
I hope more people will ask diamond companies to continue changing the way they do business in Africa. — Djimon Hounsou Copy Share Image
Africa is a continent that provides so much for the existence of the rest of the world. We go around the world and cultivate… — Djimon Hounsou Copy Share Image
A lot of times, we also have to live and work. You have to make money to pay rent. In that respect, I don't… — Djimon Hounsou Copy Share Image
I like stories that have a social impact and social attributes to them. That's the whole reason we make films: to broaden our limited… — Djimon Hounsou Copy Share Image
If anything, Calvin Klein is the iconic company in terms of fashion. They do have iconic images for their campaigns. — Djimon Hounsou Copy Share Image
It's a part of most actors to want to be in an animated feature; to extend the legacy of your career. — Djimon Hounsou Copy Share Image
Until you are somewhat comfortable and confident and embrace who you are as a person, you can't possibly love somebody else because you don't… — Djimon Hounsou Copy Share Image
My passion is more about bringing the stories out from the African continent mixed with the West. — Djimon Hounsou Copy Share Image
