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 like being the underdog.
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The tension between the Capulets and the Montagues is like a gang rivalry, and that has everything to do with Compton.
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I'm a very private guy, so it's an adjustment for me, but a welcomed one, as long as the work remains the focus.
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Yes, I do feel a deep responsibility every time, every character, everything that I do.
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I sort of have to have a positive outlook.
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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 like to surprise myself. I like to surprise my fans, too.
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I have family that are vets of the military. My grandfather served as well.
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To be honest, sometimes you have to know your rights.
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I'm so OCD about prep work and learning lines and stuff.
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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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With '24: Legacy,' there are a lot of people who are super-excited about the show. But there are a lot of people who are very skeptical.
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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.
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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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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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Eric Carter is a more raw, more emotional protagonist. He's a bit of an Everyman.
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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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It can't be all serious at all times.
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I live in New York.
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I'll just put it this way: I've struggled enough as a working actor - and, most of the times, a not working actor - to know that anytime you are working is a blessing.
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I'm not going to lie to you: I'd prefer not to go to the gym and not to run.
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You read things, and they come to you, and if they speak to you at the moment and there's a voice in you that says, 'I don't know, that's risky,' or 'That's challenging,' then do it. Run at it and tackle it. And if it's bad, it's bad. You're gonna get over it.