Morris Chestnut Quotes
I think it's just growth, and development, timing. I've been fortunate to be around for a long time. Allowed me to get better as an actor. Allowed me to play better roles.
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I don't know if I've ever played a character who's close to me. There have been some elements of myself in different roles. Sometimes, I show one side of myself and then completely conceal the other.
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The life of an actor is very hard irrespective of the continent you are in. It is doubly hard when you are only eligible for minority roles.
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I have an older brother who is an actor as well.
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An actor is somebody who communicates someone else's words and emotions to an audience. It's not me. It's what writers want me to be.
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Peter Sellers was just a brilliant actor, and also comedic.
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Major film stars tend to do a film and then have a couple of months off. I'm not a major film star; I'm a jobbing actor.
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I've grown so much, not just as an actor, but as a human being.
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If Chevy Chase had not been an actor, he might have been a very popular guy in advertising, or whatever field he would have gone into, because of his charisma.
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Just about every actor wants to be a Disney cartoon voice at some point.
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My parents said, Oh, he's going to be a director someday. I wanted to be an actor.
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As I prepare for my second term as Secretary-General, I am thinking hard about how we can meet the expectations of the millions of people who see the U.N.'s blue flag as a banner of hope. We have to continue our life-saving work in peacekeeping, human rights, development and humanitarian relief.
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I am very excited and delighted to be an important part of the development of corporate America.
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While growing up in Baltimore, Maryland, I dreamed of becoming many things: an archaeologist, an ambassador, an actor, an author.
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In order to be a good actor, I'm a firm believer that you need to bring something to the table.
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Rumours are a part and parcel of being an actor, and I am okay with that.
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I kind of knew it wasn't going to be until my 30s that I really hit my stride as an actor.
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Unless it's a flat-out farce, an actor can't play comedy on film.
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As an actor, you spend a lot of your life in hotel rooms.
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I'm not intimidated by lead roles. I'm better in them. I don't feel pressure. I feel released at times like that. That's what I'm born to do.
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The greatest good is what we do for others.
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One reason the United States is one of three countries in the world that do not have any form of paid maternity leave is that many American business leaders, like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, oppose any family-friendly policies. They scare people into thinking maternity leave will be a job killer.
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Only two things grow for the sake of growth: businesses and tumors.
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I think it's just growth, and development, timing. I've been fortunate to be around for a long time. Allowed me to get better as an actor. Allowed me to play better roles.
