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Corey Hawkins Quotes
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Corey Hawkins
American
Actor
Born:
Oct 22
,
1988
About
Because
Me
People
Sometimes
You
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I think, in our darkest moments, you have to find the humor, and you have to find the lightness.
Corey Hawkins
You
Humor
Darkest
Think
Our
Find
Lightness
Moments
I had my foot in both worlds. I knew what I didn't want, and so I had to make a choice, just like N.W.A. made choices.
Corey Hawkins
Made
Worlds
Both
Both Worlds
Foot
Had
Knew
Like
Make
Just
Want
Choice
Choices
In television, to be a hero and look like I look, that really stuck with me.
Corey Hawkins
Me
Hero
Television
Stuck
Like
Look
Really
If the challenge wasn't there, there's no reason to say 'yes' to the role.
Corey Hawkins
Challenge
Say
No Reason
Yes
Role
Reason
I sort of have to have a positive outlook.
Corey Hawkins
Positive
Outlook
Sort
I remember seeing the first episode of '24' when I was 13, and to be that face for a 13-year-old and open up that possibility, it shows you the world isn't on fire. There's possibility there.
Corey Hawkins
You
World
Remember
Face
Fire
First
Possibility
Seeing
Open
Up
Episode
Shows
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
Family
Military
Members
Classmates
Friends
Who
Served
I like doing things that people wouldn't necessarily think I can do.
Corey Hawkins
People
Think
Like
Doing
Things
Necessarily
We are a diverse people, man.
Corey Hawkins
Man
People
Diverse
It can't be all serious at all times.
Corey Hawkins
Times
Serious
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
Pressure
Shoes
Complex
Carter
Only
Could
Step
Make
Him
Eric
Human
Flawed
Fully
Actor
I'm tired of seeing people dying every day; I'm tired of seeing people go to jail for nothing.
Corey Hawkins
Day
Tired
Every Day
People
Nothing
Every
Seeing
Go
Jail
Dying
To be honest, sometimes you have to know your rights.
Corey Hawkins
You
Rights
Sometimes
To Be Honest
Know
Your
Honest
If you feel your rights are being abused by the authorities, and you don't say something, sometimes the cops don't know how far to take it. They have a hard job, but at the same time, I think it's just about educating yourself.
Corey Hawkins
Time
You
Rights
Yourself
Sometimes
Job
Think
Say
About
Something
Take
Feel
Abuse
Know
How
How Far
Educating
Authorities
Same
Just
Same Time
Being
Far
Your
Hard
Hard Job
Cops
I know that people get cast based on how they look in Hollywood.
Corey Hawkins
People
Cast
Know
Look
How
Get
Hollywood
Based
I have family that are vets of the military. My grandfather served as well.
Corey Hawkins
Family
Military
Well
Grandfather
Served
While I was filming 'Kong' - and I don't play a very capable Army Ranger in 'Kong'; I play a completely different character - but we had a lot of Army Rangers there, former Army Rangers, and Navy SEALs, who were working on the movie with us for the other characters, for the Army guys in the movie.
Corey Hawkins
Character
Army
Other
Ranger
Rangers
Characters
Guys
Had
Kong
Were
Lot
Very
Different
Movie
While
Former
Capable
Us
Working
Seals
Who
Navy
Play
Filming
If people don't connect to Eric Carter's struggles, I'm sure they'll find a character in this series to connect to. That's ultimately what it's about for me.
Corey Hawkins
Character
Me
People
Carter
Find
About
Struggles
Sure
Eric
Ultimately
Connect
Series
I live in New York.
Corey Hawkins
Live
New
York
New York
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
People
About
Lot
Very
Legacy
Skeptical
Show
Who
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
Myself
Police
Mother
Father
Trouble
Other
Side
Only
Could
Police Officer
Up
Officer
Get
Grew
Much
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.
Corey Hawkins
Good
Too
Bad
Accountable
Hold
Cops
I'm the guy coming from Juilliard.
Corey Hawkins
Guy
Coming
Juilliard
I'm not going to lie to you: I'd prefer not to go to the gym and not to run.
Corey Hawkins
You
Lie
Run
Gym
Go
Going
Prefer
I know the struggle - trust me. I know how hard it is for us to say 'no' to a lot of things that get offered.
Corey Hawkins
Me
Struggle
Trust
Say
Know
How
Lot
Trust Me
Offered
Get
Us
Hard
Things
Yes, I do feel a deep responsibility every time, every character, everything that I do.
Corey Hawkins
Time
Character
Responsibility
Every
Every Time
Everything
Feel
Yes
Deep
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