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" We are a diverse people, man. "
Corey Hawkins
Diverse
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" I grew up singing, and I played on Broadway to thousands of people, you know what I mean? "
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" I remember 'The Cosby Show,' but that was something completely different. Comedy. There was a lightness to it and a sort of unrealistic perfection. "
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" What everyone loved about '24' is still there - the clock, the tick, the lean-in factor, the pacing. "
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" 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. "
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" Eric Carter is a more raw, more emotional protagonist. He's a bit of an Everyman. "
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" In television, to be a hero and look like I look, that really stuck with me. "
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" Yes, I do feel a deep responsibility every time, every character, everything that I do. "
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" I'm not going to lie to you: I'd prefer not to go to the gym and not to run. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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