Chadwick Boseman

Actor

1976-11-29 – 2020-08-28

Chadwick Boseman was an American actor known for portraying Black historical icons and superheroes. He received widespread acclaim for roles including Jackie Robinson in 42, James Brown in Get on Up, and T'Challa in Black Panther. His work made a major impact on contemporary film and popular culture.

Quotes by Chadwick Boseman

I have my own personal masticating juicer at home. I sort of picked it up from friends a few years ago, and it just gives me more energy. Mostly green juice. Spinach, celery, kale, green apples, lemon, sometimes ginger - you know, like, nasty, euuugghhhh!
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I'm the kind of guy who comes home and checks scores for everything. I'm a sports fan in general, so I pretty much keep up with who's ahead in a division and everything that's going on.
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Guys are natural problem solvers - they like to have strategies.
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There's nothing more stressful than your stomach growling. But interestingly enough, some of my best writing came when I was poor and hungry - living off water and oatmeal, mind clear.
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People of African descent, most of us grew up accepting and loving Spider-Man. I still love Spider-Man. I still love the Incredible Hulk. I still have those characters that were white role models, superheroes, heroes - whatever you want to call it. You basically had no choice but to accept those.
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I know that baseball players have certain rituals or habits that they develop, because sometimes it becomes somewhat superstitious if they get on a streak and want to do the same thing over and over again.
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I'm an artist. Artists don't need permission to work. Regardless of whether I'm acting or not, I write. I write when I'm tired in fact, because I believe your most pure thoughts surface.
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I got scars from every film I've done, every TV show.
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The only difference between a hero and the villain is that the villain chooses to use that power in a way that is selfish and hurts other people.
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A superhero movie is only as great as its villains.
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Every year, Hollywood is looking for that new, white leading man and new white starlet that audiences fall in love with. But they're not looking for the next Denzel Washington, Will Smith or Sidney Poitier.
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It was a big thing for me to read black writers. 'Fences,' by August Wilson. James Baldwin's 'Amen Corner.' 'The Fire Next Time.' 'The Autobiography of Malcolm X,' of course.
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I think there's a difference between a working actor, a movie star and a celebrity. They're all three different things.
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