Winston Duke Quotes

United States, Actor
November 15, 1986

Winston Duke is a Tobagonian-American actor best known for his role of M'Baku in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, starting with Black Panther (his feature film debut), and Avengers: Infinity War (both 2018); he will reprise the role in Avengers: Endgame (2019). In 2019, he starred alongside Lupita Nyong'o in Jordan Peele's horror film, Us.

Growing up, I was raised by a single mother.

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- Raised
- Single Mother
I need to not be typecast as big, black, and dumb but be seen as an intelligent, witty, bold, and charismatic person.

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- Person
- Need
- Typecast

It's only until we confront the darkness of our past that we can responsibly move forward.

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I was seeing people of color growing up in my media. I was seeing them in positions of power.

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- People
- Power
- Color
I want all of the work that I do to have a social justice footprint attached. I want it to move the needle forward when it comes to the perception of all people, but especially people of color.

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- People
- Justice
- Color
I would love more stories with strong characters of color who don't always fit the mold that Hollywood has created in the past.

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- Past
- Stories
- Created
Knowing that your sense of fashion and the culture it's connected to is valid really makes it a stronger thing for you.

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- Sense
- Thing
- Knowing
I was a big comic, cartoon, animation nerd.

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- Comic
- Animation
- Cartoon

I feel I'm following my path. I'm living my truth, and my path is storytelling.

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- Truth
- Path
- Storytelling
I like to go into things, and I like to make the most bold choice to tell the particular story being told.

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- Things
- Story
- Choice