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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.
Corey Hawkins -
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.
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The only pressure, as an actor, is to step into Eric Carter's shoes and make him as fully and as complex and as flawed and as human as I could.
Corey Hawkins -
I'm not going to lie to you: I'd prefer not to go to the gym and not to run.
Corey Hawkins -
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.
Corey Hawkins -
We work so hard on our craft, and once we get out of Duke Ellington, there are not going to be people looking for technique. I worry about that a lot.
Corey Hawkins
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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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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.
Corey Hawkins -
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.
Corey Hawkins -
I have members of my family who are in the military. I have friends who are in the military. Classmates who served in the military.
Corey Hawkins -
The thing with '24' is that because it moves so much, it's a challenge, and sometimes things get revealed about these characters as you go.
Corey Hawkins -
There's no wrong choice because, whatever you choose, that's meant for you.
Corey Hawkins
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Heading out to L.A., doing this acting thing. You can't rest on your laurels out there. You finish a film, you don't know how it's going to do. You're talking about that next job, usually.
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The idea of a new hero for a new day sang to me.
Corey Hawkins -
You know how trends go with television. Next year, the networks might not be open to taking risks.
Corey Hawkins -
My mother's a police officer, so there was only so much trouble I could get myself into. But my father grew up on the other side.
Corey Hawkins -
Sometimes '24' can seem a little grand. Sometimes these things can seem a little outlandish.
Corey Hawkins -
I think, in our darkest moments, you have to find the humor, and you have to find the lightness.
Corey Hawkins