Culture Quote by Forest Whitaker
“I think the place fed me completely. Not only was I in Uganda, but I was around many people who had a personal relationship with Idi Amin. I was eating the food constantly. I was culturally hanging out with the people. You can't help but absorb the energy, and try to get inside the culture.”
![“I certainly don' think I could've played the character [Idi Amin] the same way without being in Uganda. I loved working in Uganda.” quote by Forest Whitaker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d77/forest-whitaker-3022_character_i-certainly-don-think-i-could-ve-played_1897178.jpg)
![“There are people [in Uganda] who hate Idi Amin, a small amount. And then there are the people who really admire him, like a hero. And then there's a large group who say, 'We know that all these murders and atrocities occurred, but he did all these great things.'” quote by Forest Whitaker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/3e0/forest-whitaker-3022_admire_there-are-people-in-uganda-who-hate-idi_3053407.jpg)
![“I'm really excited that people are receiving my performance like this. It makes me feel good, because I've been working really hard. And this character [Idi Amin], I worked particularly hard on. But I don't want to get too caught up in it, because first of all, it could lead to a great…” quote by Forest Whitaker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/80d/forest-whitaker-3022_caught_i-m-really-excited-that-people-are-recei_27708.jpg)
![“As an artist, it's a great opportunity to play a character like this [Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in The Last King of Scotland]. And then, as a person, I had never been to the African continent. So, I knew, personally, it would reshape me.” quote by Forest Whitaker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7c9/forest-whitaker-3022_african-continent_as-an-artist-it-s-a-great-opportunity-to_73161.jpg)
