Corey Hawkins Quotes
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I like being the underdog.
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I grew up singing, and I played on Broadway to thousands of people, you know what I mean?
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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'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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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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To be honest, sometimes you have to know your rights.
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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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I like to surprise myself. I like to surprise my fans, too.
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I sort of have to have a positive outlook.
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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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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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I'm having way too much fun on 'The Walking Dead.'
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Yes, I do feel a deep responsibility every time, every character, everything that I do.
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Eric Carter is a more raw, more emotional protagonist. He's a bit of an Everyman.
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I'm so OCD about prep work and learning lines and stuff.
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It can't be all serious at all times.
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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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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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Sometimes you just need to raise your voice. And sometimes a little anger is necessary, to be honest.
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I live in New York.
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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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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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I didn't grow up seeing faces of patriots, emotional and raw and gritty, who looked like me.