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" 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. "

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Rhythm

How

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Look

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Seeing

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" 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. "

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

Corey Hawkins

Serious

Times

" I knew I wanted to be an artist early on, but I decided to seriously pursue the profession when I auditioned for Juilliard. "

" 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. "

" I'm the guy coming from Juilliard. "

" 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

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" 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. "

" I like being a chameleon and doing things that are just so different that people will be like, 'Oh, that's him?' "

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

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

Corey Hawkins

Raw

Protagonist

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

" I'll just put it this way: I've struggled enough as a working actor - and, most of the times, a not working actor - to know that anytime you are working is a blessing. "

" 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.' "

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

" I'm having way too much fun on 'The Walking Dead.' "

" The rules of engagement are totally different when you're on the homefront. "

" I like being the underdog. "

Corey Hawkins

Underdog

Being

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" The only pressure, as an actor, is to step into Eric Carter's shoes and make him as fully and as complex and as flawed and as human as I could. "

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

" I'm tired of seeing people dying every day; I'm tired of seeing people go to jail for nothing. "

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Tired

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