John Boyega Quotes
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I know my movies. I love my movies.
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People of color and women are increasingly being shown on-screen. For things to be whitewashed just doesn't make sense.
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Portray the world for what it is, and you will find truth.
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I like my women very green; you know, eco-friendly.
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My dad's a Pentecostal minister, meaning that he's full of charisma. If he's telling a story about Noah's ark, you best know each tiger is going to be having their own little conversation and narrative.
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My friends and family are not really fixated on the specifics of 'Star Wars.' My parents don't know anything about 'Star Wars.' They've never watched a 'Star Wars' film.
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I remember my manager telling me, 'Be myself, be humble, keep rooted, keep God first'. Those words were very helpful.
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My dad is a minister, and my mum is a worker with the less fortunate and the disabled. They're Nigerian natives. Their first language is Yoruba, and their second language is English.
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The 'block' in 'Attack the Block' is not just a physical thing. It's people; it's families.
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My earliest vivid memory would be my Nigerian mother. She would wrap me on her back. I remember being on her back a lot. It felt like a ride, like I was riding a dinosaur; going everywhere and seeing everything.
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Despite that it's 'Star Wars' and how huge it is, it's still work to me, and that element of things grounds you, especially from nerding out a few times. Although, some days I can't control myself.
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Some people feel fulfillment from a bitter end - it gives them some sort of sense of reality. But, when you're dealing with reality, I feel like films should discover the part that is happy.
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I'd like to be in anything that tells a good story and has an interesting character.
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Hollywood has given me a great, warm hug.
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I've been getting diverse roles.
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There's a difference between living somewhere and being part of somewhere.
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When I was in primary school, I was given a five-line script in 'Anansi the Spider Man,' and I decided to just improv and make it my own. For a second, I felt like Kevin Hart because everyone was laughing. I just continued to do it. Why not?
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Finn is just a stormtrooper, and stormtroopers are no longer clones, so they are bred from birth to fight. He's not too sure about it, so he escapes and meets Rey and Poe and BB8, and their stories kind of mesh together, and they go on a major adventure.
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My biggest challenge is to not do urban movies for the rest of my life, those alpha hoodies.
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I'm a Michael Bay fanatic.