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Forest Whitaker

Forest Steven Whitaker III (born July 15, 1961) is an American actor, producer, and director.

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Visit to Africa reshaped my point-of-view of colonialism. It reshaped my point-of-view of my own sense of source, and my own place of birth. It made it more organic inside of me, because it placed me in a position where my job was to understand and to become more African.

Become, Colonialism, Jobs, Placed, Understand, Views

I like to play complex characters and the duality, and trying to reach for the light, it's more interesting really. I've gotten to play so many types of guys and I just try to find the humanity in each one of them the best I can.

Character, Complex, Humanity, Light, Like, Play

I'm really excited that people are receiving my performance like this. It makes me feel good, because I've been working really hard. And this character [Idi Amin], I worked particularly hard on. But I don't want to get too caught up in it, because first of all, it could lead to a great disappointment. You never know what's going to happen.

Character, Disappointment, Good, Like, People

I think the biggest thing that motivates me when I'm choosing a part is a role that will help me continue to grow as a person and as an artist, and a role that will deepen my understanding of humanity, and my connection to it.

Artist, Humanity, Part, Person, Thinking, Understanding

I was trying to capture this man's [Idi Amin] energy, and I did a lot of research in studying him. I tried to capture his 'Warrior King' energy inside of me as much as possible.

Amin, Kings, Men, Studying, Tried, Warrior

I really wasn't even sure if I should continue acting. I would like try and figure out if I could be good enough to do it. It was like 10 or 12 years into my career before I felt like maybe I can do it. It was such a different time than now.

Years, Careers, Trying, Enough, Felt, Different

There's a thing you confront when you're going into something new and you come to this sort of abyss, and then you push yourself. It makes you try different things.

Come, Different, Push Yourself, Thing, Things, Trying

It is important to make the best out of every generation.

Aging, Generation, Generations, Important, Make

I try to serve the character all the time; this one took a lot of work and was consuming. It's like climbing up a ladder and sometimes you're afraid to face yourself so you make excuses; you avoid going to the top of the ladder and look in the mirror.

Character, Excuse You, Face, Mirrors, Time

I could never have gone to Africa another way and had the same experience. It was my job and my joy at the same time.

Jobs, Joy, Gone, Experience, Same

Until film is just as easily accessible as a pen or pencil, then it's not completely an art form. In painting you can just pick up a piece of chalk, a stick or whatever. In sculpture you can get a rock. Writing you just need a pencil and paper.

Art, Easily, Pick, Rocks, Stick, Writing

I can play a man who's despicable. But I'll still look inside him to find a point of connection. If I can find that kernel, audiences will relate to me.

Connections, Kernel, Men, Play, Relate

I never acted in anything I've directed but I have produced a number of films and I have acted in some of the movies I've produced. Usually with first time filmmakers and pushing a move forward I have played a small role but never the lead.

Lead, Moving, Number, Numbers, Roles, Time

We have to not just open our eyes to what's going on in other places; we need to open our eyes to what's going on right in front of us.

Eye, Front, Fronts, Needs, Open, Places

I do believe there's life other than on our planet.

Believe, Life, Our Planet, Planet, Planets

It is possible for a kid from east Texas, raised in south central LA and Carson, who believes in his dreams, commits himself to them with his heart, to touch them and to have them happen.

Believe, Dream, Happen, Heart, Raised

I try to be like a forest: revitalizing and constantly growing.

Constantly, Forest, Growing, Growth, Like, Trying

When I was a kid, the only way I saw movies was from the back seat of my family's car at the drive-in.

Car, Kids, Movie, Movies, Way

On the very last day of shooting [of The Last King of Scotlang], I remember wanting to get the [Idi Amin] character out of me right away, as much as I could. You literally take a bath to wash him off you. Luckily, I went into another part not so long afterwards, so I was kind of able to push it away a little bit. But speech patterns, and little sounds, particularly colloquial things, like the way you ask questions or might respond, were sticking with me, probably because I'd worked so hard to make it a part of my everyday way of expressing myself.

Character, Colloquial, Hard, Kings, Long, Sounds

I care about people. In the end, I think they feel it. It comes across, regardless of the character I'm portraying.

Across, Character, People, Think, Thinking

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