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Stereotypes do exist, but we have to walk through them.

~Forest Whitaker

Topics: Exist Stereotypes Them Through Walk

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I think the only consistent thing is that I like projects that explore different social themes. 'Our Family Wedding' is a comedy, but it deals with two different cultures coming together. It's also about people letting go.

~Forest Whitaker

Topics: About Also Comedy Coming Consistent Cultures Deals Different Different Cultures Explore Family Go Letting Letting Go Like Only Our People Projects Social Themes Thing Think Together Two Wedding I Think

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While it's easy for South Sudan to feel distant, the situation is all too real for the South Sudanese mothers choosing which child gets to eat tomorrow. This is a time when we must look outward together and declare that humanity has no borders - no one deserves to suffer like this, especially in a world of such abundance.

~Forest Whitaker

Topics: Abundance Borders Child Choosing Declare Deserves Distant Easy Eat Feel Gets Humanity Like Look Mothers Must Outward Real Situation South Sudan Suffer Time Together Tomorrow Too Which While World

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To try and act like we haven't had great progress is not true. Obama didn't fail - he changed the psyche of the nation and, in some ways, the world.

~Forest Whitaker

Topics: Act Changed Fail Great Had He Like Nation Obama Progress Psyche Some True Try Ways World

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There's a molecule inside of you that is connected to everything - every person, every energy, every thing. You look for it, and when you find it, then you allow it to magnify and grow and be the dominating chemistry inside of you.

~Forest Whitaker

Topics: Allow Chemistry Connected Dominating Energy Every Everything Find Grow Inside Look Magnify Person Then Thing You

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I love to play chess. The last time I was playing, I started to really see the board. I don't mean just seeing a few moves ahead - something else. My game started getting better. It's the patterns. The patterns are universal.

~Forest Whitaker

Topics: Better Board Chess Else Few Game Getting Getting Better Just Last Last Time Love Mean Moves Patterns Play Playing Really See Seeing Something Something Else Started Time Universal I Love Ahead

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As human beings, we all have reasons for our behavior. There may be people who have certain physiological issues that dictate why they make certain choices. On the whole, though, I think we're dictated by our structure, our past, our environment, our culture. So once you understand the patterns that shape a person, how can you not find sympathy?

~Forest Whitaker

Topics: Behavior Beings Certain Choices Culture Dictate Dictated Environment Find How Human Human Beings Issues Make May Once Our Past Patterns People Person Physiological Reasons Shape Structure Sympathy Think Though Understand Who Whole Why You I Think

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May we remain connected in love. We are one.

~Forest Whitaker

Topics: Connected Love May Remain

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The key is that I'm trying to keep growing and trying to keep learning and deepen my connection in every way, in my life, in my work. That's what I do when I look at a role.

~Forest Whitaker

Topics: Connection Deepen Every Growing Keep Key Learning Life Look My Life Role Trying Way Work

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My wife, Keisha, came home once, and I had these violinists playing for her, and I'd prepared dinner for her, and I write poems. She's pretty amazing, so I like to celebrate that. She's really taught me how to celebrate life; that's something I've learned.

~Forest Whitaker

Topics: Amazing Came Celebrate Dinner Had Her Home How Learned Life Like Me Once Playing Poems Prepared Pretty Really She Something Taught Wife Write I Write

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actor

Born: July 15th, 1961

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