Djimon Hounsou

There is a real problem with the lack of diversity, specifically in genre films and the superheroes our kids grow up watching…

— Djimon Hounsou

School bored me. Being educated and being intelligent are two different things. I thought I was smart enough. And I wanted to…

— Djimon Hounsou

The first time you see the film it takes you right back to those times and those moments. It's very difficult to…

— Djimon Hounsou

We like to make the Marvel comics films because they're fun. Families can go see them together. They're entertaining. They aspire to…

— Djimon Hounsou

I hope more people will ask diamond companies to continue changing the way they do business in Africa.

— Djimon Hounsou

Africa is a continent that provides so much for the existence of the rest of the world. We go around the world…

— Djimon Hounsou

A lot of times, we also have to live and work. You have to make money to pay rent. In that respect,…

— Djimon Hounsou

I like stories that have a social impact and social attributes to them. That's the whole reason we make films: to broaden…

— Djimon Hounsou

If anything, Calvin Klein is the iconic company in terms of fashion. They do have iconic images for their campaigns.

— Djimon Hounsou

It's a part of most actors to want to be in an animated feature; to extend the legacy of your career.

— Djimon Hounsou

Until you are somewhat comfortable and confident and embrace who you are as a person, you can't possibly love somebody else because…

— Djimon Hounsou

My passion is more about bringing the stories out from the African continent mixed with the West.

— Djimon Hounsou

I always hope for the better for the continent and what I know comes from Africa. Living in the West we feel…

— Djimon Hounsou

Africa is my continent. It is where I opened my eyes.

— Djimon Hounsou

I feel like Africans are too often portrayed as people on the National Geographic channel: the image is of an African man…

— Djimon Hounsou

I was just a very torn child, very wounded in so many areas, with no family support. I happened to the be…

— Djimon Hounsou

I wanna begin saying a story about my son. I have a four-year old son who loves superheroes from Spider-Man to Iron…

— Djimon Hounsou

When most people in the West think about Africa, is their first thought about the game reserves and who's chasing gazelles, or…

— Djimon Hounsou

One of the things I find extremely challenging about the continent of Africa is that when the immediate needs and the social…

— Djimon Hounsou

The rocky time came right after I left school. I spent a lot of time at night navigating the streets of Paris…

— Djimon Hounsou

As a young boy, I had strange dreams of affecting people and somehow being instrumental in changing the makeup of Africa and…

— Djimon Hounsou

We all have our issues, no one gets away from facing their own issues, so that we can advance. Nothing is given…

— Djimon Hounsou

Funny enough, every role that I have had, I try to tone down my accent or speak with better diction.

— Djimon Hounsou

I am happy, and I have many reasons to be extra-happy nowadays. Life is calm, and the career is good and taking…

— Djimon Hounsou

Some of the reason why you have so many divorces is that we tend to get married, most of the time, not…

— Djimon Hounsou