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I was just a very torn child, very wounded in so many areas, with no family support. I happened to the be the fifth child of my family. So everybody was already grown and had left home already.

~Djimon Hounsou

Topics: Area Child Everybody Family Fifth Grown Had Happened Home Just Left Many Support Torn Very Wounded

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School bored me. Being educated and being intelligent are two different things. I thought I was smart enough. And I wanted to be an entertainer. I stopped going to school as a way of saying I was mature, a way of saying I was going to choose who I was going to become.

~Djimon Hounsou

Topics: Become Being Bored Choose Different Different Things Educated Enough Entertainer Going Intelligent Mature Me Saying School Smart Stopped Things Thought Two Wanted Way Who

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America has this understanding of Africans that plays like National Geographic: a bunch of Negroes with loincloths running around the plain fields of Africa chasing gazelles.

~Djimon Hounsou

Topics: Africa African America Around Bunch Chasing Fields Geographic Like National National Geographic Negroes Plain Plays Running Understanding

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Even while modeling, I was still practicing kung fu and boxing as sports.

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Topics: Boxing Even Kung Kung Fu Modeling Practicing Sports Still While

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If anything, Calvin Klein is the iconic company in terms of fashion. They do have iconic images for their campaigns.

~Djimon Hounsou

Topics: Anything Campaigns Company Fashion Iconic Images Klein Terms

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The gym can serve as an excellent place where kids and young men and women can really empty their issues right on the floor.

~Djimon Hounsou

Topics: Empty Excellent Floor Gym Issues Kids Men Men And Women Place Really Right Serve Where Women Young Young Men

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I happened to the be the fifth child of my family, so everybody was already grown and had left home already.

~Djimon Hounsou

Topics: Child Everybody Family Fifth Grown Had Happened Home Left

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The rocky time came right after I left school. I spent a lot of time at night navigating the streets of Paris trying to find something to eat.

~Djimon Hounsou

Topics: After Came Eat Find Left Lot Night Paris Right Rocky School Something Spent Streets Time Trying

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My passion is more about bringing the stories out from the African continent mixed with the West.

~Djimon Hounsou

Topics: About African Bringing Continent Mixed More Out Passion Stories West

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The lack of diversity, specifically in genre films and the superheroes our kids grow up watching and emulating, they can't really identify with. When you see the same thing, over and over again, and it seems not to speak of you and your heritage and your culture, it leaves you out of this world a little bit.

~Djimon Hounsou

Topics: Again Bit Culture Diversity Films Genre Grow Grow Up Heritage Identify Kids Lack Leaves Little Little Bit Our Out Over Really Same Same Thing See Seems Speak Specifically Superheroes Thing Up Watching World You Your

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actor

Born: April 24th, 1964

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