Corey Hawkins Quotes
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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.
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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.
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I grew up in D.C.
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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 live in New York.
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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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Sometimes '24' can seem a little grand. Sometimes these things can seem a little outlandish.
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We are a diverse people, man.
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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.
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I want longevity in this career.
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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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So you want to take the risk, and you want to step out there; you do it because that's what we have to do as actors. And sometimes in TV, it becomes big, and it becomes about the entertainment, but also, we have to focus in on the work.
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You know how trends go with television. Next year, the networks might not be open to taking risks.
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There's no wrong choice because, whatever you choose, that's meant for you.
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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.
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The idea of a new hero for a new day sang to me.
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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.
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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.
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I think, in our darkest moments, you have to find the humor, and you have to find the lightness.