I try to carve my own way so the actors who come after me will say, "I want to do it like… — Columbus Short Copy Share Image
I was struggling with drugs, I had a lot on my plate, and you know, I was using unhealthy ways to kind… — Columbus Short Copy Share Image
I take bits and pieces from every director. I'd say Sylvain [White] and Nimrod [Antal]. They were more about teaching me lens… — Columbus Short Copy Share Image
Little Walter and Muddy Waters were incredible. And Bo Diddley was doing some great stuff, too. — Columbus Short Copy Share Image
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… — Columbus Short Copy Share Image
Be a creator, not just sitting on the sidelines waiting for someone to call you into the game or call our number. — Columbus Short Copy Share Image
The point of acting is to hide yourself and get lost in character. To play the same character in eighteen movies would be defeating… — Columbus Short Copy Share Image
I want to play Martin Luther King. I want to tell the real story, his demons, his struggles as a man, not just as… — Columbus Short Copy Share Image
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… — Columbus Short Copy Share Image
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… — Columbus Short Copy Share Image
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… — Columbus Short Copy Share Image
Creating content, creating art, material, being a job creator - it's all very, very important. Very important. — Columbus Short Copy Share Image
Every movie I work with the costume designer to see what feels like the character, not what Columbus would wear but what is right… — Columbus Short Copy Share Image
![“I take bits and pieces from every director. I'd say Sylvain [White] and Nimrod [Antal]. They were more about teaching me lens sizes and depth of field and how to move the camera and lighting. I do want to direct and I didn't go to film school, so having a director that are very much hands on that…” quote by Columbus Short](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/23a/columbus-short-15470_bits_i-take-bits-and-pieces-from-every-direct_3167603.jpg)
