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" It's always weird when it comes to awards and awards season because how can you say that this performance is better than this performance? Art is so subjective. "

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" On '24,' you don't have time to emote and deal with stuff, because stuff just keeps happening. Every other minute, there's something crazy that's happening that's threatening this country. "

Corey Hawkins

Country

Crazy

Just

" There's no wrong choice because, whatever you choose, that's meant for you. "

" You read things, and they come to you, and if they speak to you at the moment and there's a voice in you that says, 'I don't know, that's risky,' or 'That's challenging,' then do it. Run at it and tackle it. And if it's bad, it's bad. You're gonna get over it. "

" While I was filming 'Kong' - and I don't play a very capable Army Ranger in 'Kong'; I play a completely different character - but we had a lot of Army Rangers there, former Army Rangers, and Navy SEALs, who were working on the movie with us for the other characters, for the Army guys in the movie. "

Corey Hawkins

Play

Navy

" I prefer to do in-person interviews, but it's all a part of the job, and I love talking about these movies so much. "

" If people don't connect to Eric Carter's struggles, I'm sure they'll find a character in this series to connect to. That's ultimately what it's about for me. "

" Growing up, we never got to see a hero who didn't have superpowers who looked like us, that you could kind of look to and say, 'I could be that guy one day. I could be a patriot. I could be a soldier. I could work in the government and be a hero.' "

" I grew up in D.C. "

Corey Hawkins

Grew

" My mother's a police officer, so there was only so much trouble I could get myself into. But my father grew up on the other side. "

" Nothing's out of the realm. I think '24' has always keyed into that. "

" I live in New York. "

" I remember seeing the first episode of '24' when I was 13, and to be that face for a 13-year-old and open up that possibility, it shows you the world isn't on fire. There's possibility there. "

" I'm so OCD about prep work and learning lines and stuff. "

" The only thing that I know how to do as an actor, as a trained actor, is you can't villainize the character you're playing. Whether it's a fictional character or a real character. Because then you operate from that sort of negative point of view, and you can't humanize him. "

" Eric Carter is a more raw, more emotional protagonist. He's a bit of an Everyman. "

Corey Hawkins

Raw

Protagonist

" I had my foot in both worlds. I knew what I didn't want, and so I had to make a choice, just like N.W.A. made choices. "

" We are a diverse people, man. "

" If the challenge wasn't there, there's no reason to say 'yes' to the role. "

" Sometimes, as actors, we feel like we want to hold on and control where a character goes. "

" I like doing things that people wouldn't necessarily think I can do. "

Corey Hawkins

Doing

I Can

" When it comes to the awards and everything, and the press, the publicity, this is all icing on the cake to me. "

" When somebody says, 'Do you want to play Dr. Dre in a movie?' I mean, how do you respond to that? My initial response was 'no' because I don't think I can do it ,and I don't want to be the one to mess it up! "

" If you feel your rights are being abused by the authorities, and you don't say something, sometimes the cops don't know how far to take it. They have a hard job, but at the same time, I think it's just about educating yourself. "

" In television, to be a hero and look like I look, that really stuck with me. "

Corey Hawkins

Television

Look

" It can't be all serious at all times. "

Corey Hawkins

Serious

Times

" To be honest, sometimes you have to know your rights. "

" I feel immensely blessed - not just that I'm working, but that I'm working on projects that I really care about and like. I've always been that way. "

" It's also crazy how Shakespeare has that cadence, and it's about locking into the jazz of the language, just like locking into the rhythm in N.W.A's lyrics. "

Corey Hawkins

Rhythm

How

" I grew up singing, and I played on Broadway to thousands of people, you know what I mean? "

" The thing with '24' is that because it moves so much, it's a challenge, and sometimes things get revealed about these characters as you go. "

Corey Hawkins

Things

Challenge