Corey Hawkins Quotes
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Sometimes, as actors, we feel like we want to hold on and control where a character goes.
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I knew I wanted to be an artist early on, but I decided to seriously pursue the profession when I auditioned for Juilliard.
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I know the struggle - trust me. I know how hard it is for us to say 'no' to a lot of things that get offered.
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I got to pick the mind of a genius, and I realized why he was a genius. And I realized the man behind the veil or whatever you want to call it. Do you know what I mean? I got to see what makes Dr. Dre Dr. Dre, and I got to interpret that. It's hard to put it into words, so the only thing I know how to do is put it on the screen.
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I'm having way too much fun on 'The Walking Dead.'
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Sometimes you just need to raise your voice. And sometimes a little anger is necessary, to be honest.
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I like being the underdog.
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I prefer to do in-person interviews, but it's all a part of the job, and I love talking about these movies so much.
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The challenge is making sure that every single moment is honest, no matter what. It's doing Eric Carter justice. Not trying to fill Jack Bauer's shoes. Not trying to step into Kiefer's legacy.
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I didn't grow up seeing faces of patriots, emotional and raw and gritty, who looked like me.
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To be honest, sometimes you have to know your rights.
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I like being a chameleon and doing things that are just so different that people will be like, 'Oh, that's him?'
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It can't be all serious at all times.
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I'm so OCD about prep work and learning lines and stuff.
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I like to surprise myself. I like to surprise my fans, too.
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Eric Carter is a more raw, more emotional protagonist. He's a bit of an Everyman.
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Yes, I do feel a deep responsibility every time, every character, everything that I do.
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There's good cops and bad cops, and the good cops have to hold the bad cops accountable. We have to hold the bad cops accountable, too.
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I have family that are vets of the military. My grandfather served as well.
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In 2001, terrorism was fought in a completely different way.
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On '24,' you don't have time to emote and deal with stuff, because stuff just keeps happening. Every other minute, there's something crazy that's happening that's threatening this country.
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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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Nothing's out of the realm. I think '24' has always keyed into that.
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Even before I was working off-Broadway, there were lots of different TV shows that I would actually say 'no' to, and my agents would be like, 'Are you crazy?' but they stuck with me because they know the kind of things that excite me.