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Laurence Fishburne
Laurence Fishburne
American Actor
Born: Jul 30, 1961
Actor Good Me People Think You
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As a man of colour, I've spent my life asking people to see me for who I am. With Obama in the White House, it feels like people have finally caught up to where I've been most of my life. Laurence Fishburne
Life Me Man People My Life White White House Finally Spent Obama See Colour Feels Like Most House Am Caught Been Up Where Asking Who
I think everyone is very surprised at how 'Matrix' has become the pop culture phenomenon that it is. Laurence Fishburne
Culture Become Think Everyone How Surprised Matrix Very Pop Pop Culture Phenomenon
I've played a lot of bad guys, 'cause that was the only work I could get. People saw my face and went 'oooh'. Laurence Fishburne
Work People Cause Face Saw Bad Bad Guys Guys Only Could Lot Get Played
You know, whatever happens between the two of us that's created when we come together as actors is not something I think we can explain. Laurence Fishburne
You Together Whatever Think Something Between Come Know Happens Explain Us Created Actor Two
I can't remember a picture that has expressed black attitudes and personal relationships as vividly as we've done in 'Cadence.' Laurence Fishburne
Remember Black Picture Relationships Vividly Attitudes Personal Done Personal Relationships Expressed
If you asked someone who was a Maori about how they felt about how they were treated in Australia or New Zealand, you'll get an answer. They'll have something to tell you. And you might not like what you hear. Laurence Fishburne
You Tell About Someone Something New Like Felt Answer How Were Hear Australia Get New Zealand Might Asked Who Zealand Treated
I always want to read the script and know everything and at least understand the context of the world that you're in and why you're there and all that stuff. It's good to know something. I like to know, but I've never been one of these, 'Just show me my stuff,' no, I like to know what the whole picture is so I can understand how I fit into it. Laurence Fishburne
Good Me You World Picture Everything Something Never Stuff Like Know Read Understand Always How Context Least Been Fit Just Want Script Show Whole Why
John Wick is not a guy that asks for help, so when he goes to somebody for help, whoever that is, you know he's a serious cat. Laurence Fishburne
You Somebody John Guy Cat He Know Goes Ask Help Whoever Serious
I'm not dyeing my hair and trying to pretend I'm 40. That's not going to work for me. Laurence Fishburne
Work Me Hair Pretend Trying Going
People think my name is Morpheus. Many times, people will say to me, 'Morpheus!' and I will complete the sentence by saying, 'is not my name!' Laurence Fishburne
Saying Me People Will Think Complete Say Name Times Times People Sentence Many
I have a man cave somewhere in California - a totally undisclosed location where manly things occur. There are motorcycles, there are secret doors and passageways. Women are welcome, but they must knock. Laurence Fishburne
Man Welcome Women Somewhere Doors Manly Secret Location Must Totally Knock California Occur Cave Motorcycles Women Are Where Things
I try to stay in shape a little bit, but I don't obsess about it. Laurence Fishburne
Try Bit Stay About Shape Obsess Little Little Bit
When I came into my adulthood, I recognized how fortunate I was to be doing what I loved to do. Laurence Fishburne
Recognized Adulthood How Doing Came Loved Fortunate
Acting and philanthropy are braided together. I've tried to seek out things that speak not just specifically to the community that created me, but that speak in a way that's universal and all of humanity celebrates. Laurence Fishburne
Me Together Humanity Speak Community Philanthropy Way Out Tried Seek Just Created Acting Specifically Things Universal
When I think of Othello, I think of a poet-warrior. Let me say that again - a romantic warrior. And I think I have those qualities in common with him. Laurence Fishburne
Me Warrior Think Othello Say Those Qualities Him Common Romantic Again
Doing 'CSI: N.Y.' is not 'CSI.' Doing 'CSI: Miami' is not 'CSI: N.Y.,' it's 'CSI: Miami.' It has a very, very specific tone. It has a very specific look. It has a specific way in which they tell their stories that's different from 'CSI: N.Y.' and 'CSI.' Laurence Fishburne
Way Tell Look Doing Miami Very Different Stories Which Specific Tone
Shooting a film with seven to eight actors together is complicated sometimes because you have to cover everybody. Laurence Fishburne
You Together Complicated Sometimes Everybody Seven Because Cover Shooting Eight Film Actor
I don't ever get to the point where anything is old hat. Laurence Fishburne
Old Hat Point Get Where Anything Ever
I think I've certainly learned a lot of lessons in humility and continue to work on that part of myself. Laurence Fishburne
Work Myself Think Humility Part Learned Continue Lot Certainly Lessons
Projects don't need to be special for me to sign up, but I do need them to have something that speaks to me in some way. Laurence Fishburne
Me Way Projects Sign Some Something Up Them Speaks Special Need
I actually had the opportunity to stand at the lectern in the Supreme Court and face the justices, which was really a powerful thing for me. Laurence Fishburne
Me Opportunity Face Had Powerful Powerful Thing Supreme Supreme Court Court Which Justices Really Stand Actually Thing
I don't necessarily go out and try to do something that's going to be just something that will please the audience. I'm not interested in doing something where I get the most people to come see the movie at the same time and they get the biggest explosion. I'm not interested in that. Laurence Fishburne
Time People Try Will Please Out See Something Come Most Audience Doing Go Get Same Going Just Same Time Where Movie Biggest Just Something Not Interested Interested Explosion Necessarily
I think there's going to be many special episodes of 'Blackish.' Laurence Fishburne
Think Going Episodes Special Many
I work with my instincts. I don't have a process that I learned in an acting class whereby I break a script down or whereby I do a certain kind of research. Laurence Fishburne
Work Class Research Down Kind Instincts Learned Whereby Break Process Script Certain Acting Acting Class
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