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" I don't think Othello is a jealous man - he is a man who has been deceived by another person, just as everybody in the play is deceived by that person... The playwright uses the word 'jealousy' over and over and over again, but I don't think it has anything to do with being jealous. "

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" As a man of colour, I've spent my life asking people to see me for who I am. With Obama in the White House, it feels like people have finally caught up to where I've been most of my life. "

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" I'm not dyeing my hair and trying to pretend I'm 40. That's not going to work for me. "

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" I have taken care of my gift, and because I've taken care of my gift, I feel like I've been continually and constantly blessed to get to do wonderful things. "

" It's important for a lot of young black males to value swagger over intelligence. Swagger is important, but intelligence must come before the swagger. "

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" You can't be bad when you're working with a kid. They have the instincts that all great actors have. "

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