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When actors have the opportunity to play a larger-than-life icon - my wife did it with Tina Turner, and Jamie Foxx did it with Ray Charles - you have to make a decision how you go in. What do you start with? Where do you begin?

~Courtney B. Vance

Topics: Actor Begin Charles Decision Did Go How Icon Jamie Make Opportunity Play Ray Ray Charles Start Tina Turner Where Wife You

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When I was a senior in high school, I did an internship with a law firm. And it was very clear that I did not have what it took to do that kind of work.

~Courtney B. Vance

Topics: Clear Did Firm High High School Kind Law Law Firm School Senior Took Very Work

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From the outside, there's a lot of glitz. They see you on the red carpet, but they don't see what it takes to get there.

~Courtney B. Vance

Topics: Carpet Get Lot Outside Red Red Carpet See Takes You

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I remember I was up for the role of Jim in 'Huck Finn,' and because I went to Harvard and Yale, they didn't think I would be able to play a slave. I said, 'Oh, please.' I had to go in there and prove to them that I wasn't too intelligent to play a slave.

~Courtney B. Vance

Topics: Able Because Go Had Harvard Intelligent Jim Oh Play Please Prove Remember Role Said Slave Them Think Too Up Would Yale I Remember

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I was a huge O. J. Simpson fan.

~Courtney B. Vance

Topics: Fan Huge Simpson

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Tom Cruise is one of the most wonderful, kind, and generous men that I've ever met.

~Courtney B. Vance

Topics: Cruise Ever Generous Kind Men Met Most Tom Tom Cruise Wonderful

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When your tummy is full - even while shooting for long hours - you feel good.

~Courtney B. Vance

Topics: Even Feel Feel Good Full Good Hours Long Long Hours Shooting While You Your

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Growing up, my dad and my mom were there for my sister and I.

~Courtney B. Vance

Topics: Dad Growing Growing Up Mom Sister Up Were

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Family is funny, and so it was not an unnatural thing for me, growing up, not to know anything about my dad or about the Vance side of our family.

~Courtney B. Vance

Topics: About Anything Dad Family Funny Growing Growing Up Know Me Our Side Thing Unnatural Up

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I get up early, go to bed late, and sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn't. And I pray a lot.

~Courtney B. Vance

Topics: Bed Early Get Go Late Lot Pray Sometimes Up Works

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actor

Born: March 12th, 1960

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