Laurence Fishburne Quotes
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There's a bunch of plays that I never got to do because I was either too young or too old for the parts, like 'Slow Dance on the Killing Ground' and 'Dutchman.' For 'American Buffalo,' I was the wrong color.
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I'm left-handed: I can think and feel at the same time. My feminine side is very highly developed.
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I certainly believe that being in contact with one's spirit and nurturing one's spirit is as important as nurturing one's body and mind.
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It's a huge blessing to know you've done something that has affected people the way 'The Matrix' has. It's like, there's 'Star Wars,' and then there's 'The Matrix.' It's cool to be a part of that.
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'Apocalypse Now' was my craziest experience ever. I was 14 years old, and I'd lied about my age to get the role. I haven't had another film top it.
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Paulo Coelho's 'The Alchemist' means a lot to me.
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The 50s are the age of elegance. That's kind of my intention when I get dressed: casual elegance.
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My vocation is I do what I do. I'm an actor; that's what I do.
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I have a relationship with the southern hemisphere that's a really good one. I love it there.
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When I first read 'Boyz,' I cried. It could have been about some kids in Warsaw, Poland. I knew it was good, but I had no idea what it would do to me.
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I really don't know that I'm iconic. I don't even know that people think I'm cool.
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Acting and philanthropy are braided together. I've tried to seek out things that speak not just specifically to the community that created me, but that speak in a way that's universal and all of humanity celebrates.
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I have a man cave somewhere in California - a totally undisclosed location where manly things occur. There are motorcycles, there are secret doors and passageways. Women are welcome, but they must knock.
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Back in 1978, when I was still in high school, I went to see a Broadway show, 'Paul Robeson,' starring James Earl Jones. It was all about Robeson's journey as a human being, an artist, a champion of civil rights. Had I not seen the play, I might not have known who Robeson was. I was certainly never taught about him in school.
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Hiding a talent is not exclusive to any one particular group of people: young, old, black, white, Latin. It doesn't matter. It's universal. The idea that you have a gift or talent is always kind of threatening.
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I think I've certainly learned a lot of lessons in humility and continue to work on that part of myself.
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I try to meditate.
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I believe in my children. I believe in human beings. I believe in the goodness that is in human beings. I believe in many, many things that I cannot prove. I believe that there's the world of the seen and the world of the unseen.
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Doing theater makes you feel like a real actor.
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Mine were informal mentors. They were all in my working life.
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I play characters. I don't think I really have a persona per se. I don't play the same guy every time. I show up, you don't know what I'm gonna do. I like it that way. I've intentionally tried to do it that way. I think that's what's interesting.
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Shooting a film with seven to eight actors together is complicated sometimes because you have to cover everybody.
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A smart black guy is confronting for most people. But that's on them, not on me.
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I can't imagine not coming back to the theater. It's where I started.