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> [I always want to read the script and know everything and at least understand the context of the world that you're in and why you're there and all that stuff. It's good to know something. I like to know, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurence-fishburne/i-always-want-to-read-the-script-and-know-everything-and-at-least/)

[Laurence Fishburne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurence-fishburne/)

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## More by Laurence Fishburne

> [There's a lot of stuff that's not good that's touted as being good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurence-fishburne/there-s-a-lot-of-stuff-that-s-not-good-that-s-touted-as-being-good/)

[Laurence Fishburne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurence-fishburne/)

> [I've been around long enough now and have learned to be flexible enough to know that every movie isn't going to be Apocalypse Now…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurence-fishburne/i-ve-been-around-long-enough-now-and-have-learned-to-be-flexible/)

[Laurence Fishburne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurence-fishburne/)

> [It's funny, a lot of people think I take myself seriously because I come off so serious sometimes. But it's not that I take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurence-fishburne/it-s-funny-a-lot-of-people-think-i-take-myself-seriously-because-i/)

[Laurence Fishburne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurence-fishburne/)

> [Some characters need to be more performance-orientated; some, you have to be still.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurence-fishburne/some-characters-need-to-be-more-performance-orientated-some-you-have/)

[Laurence Fishburne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurence-fishburne/)

> [After 'Othello,' it was, like, 'I can stop acting. I have played one of the great characters in the English language. I feel I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurence-fishburne/after-othello-it-was-like-i-can-stop-acting-i-have-played-one-of-the/)

[Laurence Fishburne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurence-fishburne/)

> [I've been a fan of Mads since the “Casino Royale” movie. I really sat up and paid attention to him. I was like, “Who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurence-fishburne/i-ve-been-a-fan-of-mads-since-the-casino-royale-movie-i-really-sat-up/)

[Laurence Fishburne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurence-fishburne/)

> [Blacks have been in the position of having to rebel since day one. It's only natural. Black people are the lowest on the totem…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurence-fishburne/blacks-have-been-in-the-position-of-having-to-rebel-since-day-one-it/)

[Laurence Fishburne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurence-fishburne/)

> [As a man of colour, I've spent my life asking people to see me for who I am. With Obama in the White House,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurence-fishburne/as-a-man-of-colour-i-ve-spent-my-life-asking-people-to-see-me-for-who/)

[Laurence Fishburne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurence-fishburne/)

> [It's nice to get the feedback from a theater audience. It's a gas.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurence-fishburne/it-s-nice-to-get-the-feedback-from-a-theater-audience-it-s-a-gas/)

[Laurence Fishburne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurence-fishburne/)

> [Projects don't need to be special for me to sign up, but I do need them to have something that speaks to me in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurence-fishburne/projects-don-t-need-to-be-special-for-me-to-sign-up-but-i-do-need/)

[Laurence Fishburne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurence-fishburne/)

> [I certainly believe that being in contact with one's spirit and nurturing one's spirit is as important as nurturing one's body and mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurence-fishburne/i-certainly-believe-that-being-in-contact-with-one-s-spirit-and/)

[Laurence Fishburne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurence-fishburne/)

> [As a movie star, you get good tables at restaurants.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurence-fishburne/as-a-movie-star-you-get-good-tables-at-restaurants/)

[Laurence Fishburne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurence-fishburne/)

> [As an actor, Coppola trained me. That was my training ground.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurence-fishburne/as-an-actor-coppola-trained-me-that-was-my-training-ground/)

[Laurence Fishburne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurence-fishburne/)

> [Doing theater makes you feel like a real actor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurence-fishburne/doing-theater-makes-you-feel-like-a-real-actor/)

[Laurence Fishburne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurence-fishburne/)

> [The 50s are the age of elegance. That's kind of my intention when I get dressed: casual elegance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurence-fishburne/the-50s-are-the-age-of-elegance-that-s-kind-of-my-intention-when-i/)

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