Forest Whitaker Quotes

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• As an actor, I've always wanted to do characters that would help me find my connection with others and connect all of us together. You…
• I go back and forth between indie and studio because I feel like it, not because I feel obligated to do one or the other.…
• If I were to mark three, I'd mark Bird, because I grew immensely as an artist, I learned a lot, and also, I think, it…
• My parents moved to Los Angeles when I was really young, but I spent every summer with my grandparents, and I'd stay with my grandfather…
• I have friends, African-American actors, who've had more of a struggle; hopefully they're starting to see some air and light now. But in my directing…
• I think that there's an awakening inside of me really honestly, and I honestly believe that the best work of my life is about to…
• Good science fiction is always based in contemporary truths. One of the themes is the overextension of credit, the nature of being indentured to something.…
• In high school I did some musicals, but I never took acting until college. I was studying opera, classical voice, and a speech teacher asked…
• My work is just another expression of my growth as a person.
• Until film is just as easily accessible as a pen or pencil, then it's not completely an art form. In painting you can just pick…
• One of my greatest lessons in life came from my mom. When I told her I didn't want to go to church, she said, 'You…
• As a kid, I never had dreams of becoming an actor or director. Even when I was already working professionally, it took me a long…
• I started reading the Hagekure and other books, including one called The Code of the Samurai, and I watched a lot of films. I tried…
• Ultimately, all human beings fulfill their patterns. We're set in a certain archetype and we fulfill that destiny.

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