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I fell through a stage once. I was doing a truly African dance, and all of a sudden, I hit the ground with my foot and went straight through the stage. I guess they didn't have much money, so the floor was kind of rotting.

~Forest Whitaker

Topics: African Dance Doing Fell Floor Foot Ground Guess Hit Kind Money Much Once Stage Straight Sudden Through Truly

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I'm fascinated by the capacity to be able to do harm. I struggle every day with the ability of people to do evil. Not just the big things - the petty things that people do in order to make someone feel small, when it's so easy to do, and it hurts so much.

~Forest Whitaker

Topics: Ability Able Big Big Things Capacity Day Easy Every Every Day Evil Fascinated Feel Harm Hurts Just Make Much Order People Petty Small Someone Struggle Things

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I put down the camera long ago, you know? I was here in London, aged 19, and I was obsessed with my camera, shooting everything I could. Then someone stole it. It helped me to see things for the first time.

~Forest Whitaker

Topics: Aged Camera Could Down Everything First First Time Helped Here Know London Long Me Obsessed Put See Shooting Someone Stole Then Things Time You

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I always try to remain aware that what affects others affects me, too.

~Forest Whitaker

Topics: Affects Always Aware Me Others Remain Too Try

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I'd been reading Eastern philosophy since I was a kid. And I meditated. I did it on a daily basis. It's the one thing I do with any consistency. Meditation gives you a different kind of mindset. It's very powerful.

~Forest Whitaker

Topics: Any Basis Been Consistency Daily Daily Basis Did Different Different Kind Eastern Gives Kid Kind Meditation Mindset One Thing Philosophy Powerful Reading Since The One Thing Thing Very You

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I was a curious child. I'd debate with anyone who came to the door - people from the Islamic community... Jehovah's Witnesses... anyone.

~Forest Whitaker

Topics: Anyone Came Child Community Curious Debate Door Islamic Jehovah People Who Witnesses

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Fame allows you a lot of opportunities to experience new things and connect with people. But on the other hand, people's perceptions of you can limit the scope of your relationships with them. You walk both lines.

~Forest Whitaker

Topics: Both Connect Experience Fame Hand Limit Lines Lot New New Things Opportunities Other People Perceptions Relationships Scope Them Things Walk You Your

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The Internet is part of our evolution. The mystics used to say, 'We can travel across the planet in a thought.' Now we really can. We can be connected with a million people at a time.

~Forest Whitaker

Topics: Across Connected Evolution Internet Million Million People Now Our Part People Planet Really Say Thought Time Travel Used

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I want a director who can let me feel that he's listening and watching and that he's got me covered. That security is really important for me because sometimes you go into a vulnerable space, and you want to be able to look to somebody because you get insecure: 'Did I do that right?'

~Forest Whitaker

Topics: Able Because Covered Did Director Feel Get Go Got He Important Insecure Listening Look Me Really Right Security Somebody Sometimes Space Vulnerable Want Watching Who You

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Look - I'm an African-American. I'm black. But I'm just looking at the character and trying to find his soul, his energy. If you can wipe away the blanket of skin and flesh that people tend to see, and look inside for the essence of the soul, then that's the work I'm doing. That's the work I always do.

~Forest Whitaker

Topics: African-American Always Away Black Blanket Character Doing Energy Essence Find Flesh His Inside Just Just Looking Look Looking People See Skin Soul Tend Then Trying Wipe Work You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actor

Born: July 15th, 1961

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