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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

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Corey Hawkins

Grew

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" I like being the underdog. "

Corey Hawkins

Underdog

Being

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

Corey Hawkins

Doing

I Can

" I sort of have to have a positive outlook. "

" I have family that are vets of the military. My grandfather served as well. "

" I live in New York. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

Corey Hawkins

Serious

Times

" I know the struggle - trust me. I know how hard it is for us to say 'no' to a lot of things that get offered. "

" In 2001, terrorism was fought in a completely different way. "

" 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. "

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

" Sometimes you just need to raise your voice. And sometimes a little anger is necessary, to be honest. "

" 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. "

" I have the most utmost respect for the men and women overseas, and I only played a soldier on television. Again, I can only imagine the sacrifices that they make every single day. "

" We are a diverse people, man. "

" I'm not going to lie to you: I'd prefer not to go to the gym and not to run. "

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

Corey Hawkins

Television

Look

" The tension between the Capulets and the Montagues is like a gang rivalry, and that has everything to do with Compton. "

" So you want to take the risk, and you want to step out there; you do it because that's what we have to do as actors. And sometimes in TV, it becomes big, and it becomes about the entertainment, but also, we have to focus in on the work. "