School bored me. Being educated and being intelligent are two different things. I thought I was smart enough. And I wanted to be an entertainer. I stopped going to school as a way of saying I was mature, a way… — Djimon Hounsou Copy Share Image
When most people in the West think about Africa, is their first thought about the game reserves and who's chasing gazelles, or are they looking at Africans as people who are equally equipped to do great things, as in the… — 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
