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I want to get better as an actor, to keep trying to work harder, trying to discover something different. In some ways, it's a pretty frightening experience. But normally, I do tend to walk against fear and hope that I'll be able to survive.

~Forest Whitaker

Topics: Able Actor Against Better Different Discover Experience Fear Frightening Get Harder Hope Keep Normally Pretty Some Something Survive Tend To Survive Trying Walk Want Ways Work

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On the whole, I now see my work as being an expression of my spiritual life and, because I look at it that way, I have a different centre. I go through the stress and pressure, but I think I'm lucky because I come from a different source point.

~Forest Whitaker

Topics: Because Being Centre Come Different Expression Go Life Look Lucky Now Point Pressure See Source Spiritual Spiritual Life Stress Think Through Way Whole Work I Think

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It is possible for a kid from east Texas, raised in south central LA and Carson, who believes in his dreams, commits himself to them with his heart, to touch them and to have them happen.

~Forest Whitaker

Topics: Believes Central Dreams East Happen Heart Himself His Kid La Possible Raised South Texas Them Touch Who

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When I was a kid, the only way I saw movies was from the back seat of my family's car at the drive-in.

~Forest Whitaker

Topics: Back Car Drive-In Family Kid Movies Only Saw Seat Way

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As an actor, I've always wanted to do characters that would help me find my connection with others and connect all of us together. You always want the energy of the character, the spirit of the person, to enter you. I've been doing this for 26 years and some of the things I've done are always with me.

~Forest Whitaker

Topics: Actor Always Been Character Characters Connect Connection Doing Done Energy Enter Find Help Me Others Person Some Spirit Things Together Us Want Wanted Would Years You

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I can play a man who's despicable. But I'll still look inside him to find a point of connection. If I can find that kernel, audiences will relate to me.

~Forest Whitaker

Topics: Audiences Connection Despicable Find Him Inside Kernel Look Man Me Play Point Relate Still Will I Can

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I'm an actor. And I guess I've done so many movies I've achieved some high visibility. But a star? I guess I still think of myself as kind of a worker ant.

~Forest Whitaker

Topics: Achieved Actor Ant Done Guess High Kind Many Movies Myself Some Star Still Think Visibility Worker

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In a lot of films, they're showing more complete, developed characters of diverse ethnic backgrounds. The larger concern is to be able to tastefully explore the stereotypes, and still move past them to see the core of people.

~Forest Whitaker

Topics: Able Backgrounds Characters Complete Concern Core Developed Diverse Ethnic Explore Films Larger Lot More Move Past People See Showing Stereotypes Still Them

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I care about people. In the end, I think they feel it. It comes across, regardless of the character I'm portraying.

~Forest Whitaker

Topics: About Across Care Character End Feel In The End People Portraying Regardless Think I Think I Care

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I really wasn't even sure if I should continue acting. I would like try and figure out if I could be good enough to do it. It was like 10 or 12 years into my career before I felt like maybe I can do it. It was such a different time than now.

~Forest Whitaker

Topics: Acting Before Career Continue Could Different Enough Even Felt Figure Good If I Could Like Maybe Now Out Really Should Sure Than Time Try Would Years I Can

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actor

Born: July 15th, 1961

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