Laurence Fishburne Quotes

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Laurence Fishburne

Profession : Actor

Birth : July 30, 1961

I have this unshakeable faith. I believe in myself; I believe in God.

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When I think of Othello, I think of a poet-warrior. Let me say that again - a romantic warrior. And I think I have those qualities in common with him.

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I really don't know that I'm iconic. I don't even know that people think I'm cool.

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'Apocalypse Now' was my craziest experience ever. I was 14 years old, and I'd lied about my age to get the role. I haven't had another film top it.

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Anytime we're talking about Thurgood Marshall, that's a good thing, I think, because it gives us an opportunity to go back, look at the history, and recognize what his contributions were.

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I actually had the opportunity to stand at the lectern in the Supreme Court and face the justices, which was really a powerful thing for me.

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I have taken care of my gift, and because I've taken care of my gift, I feel like I've been continually and constantly blessed to get to do wonderful things.

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I don't necessarily go out and try to do something that's going to be just something that will please the audience. I'm not interested in doing something where I get the most people to come see the movie at the same time and they get the biggest explosion. I'm not interested in that.

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The commercial I did for Kia was hilarious and unexpected, so that, I think, is also another way of signaling to the audience that there's more to me than Morpheus.

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I think there's going to be many special episodes of 'Blackish.'

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I learned tolerance at a very early age.

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I work with my instincts. I don't have a process that I learned in an acting class whereby I break a script down or whereby I do a certain kind of research.

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Having 50 to 60 years on the planet should give you a sense of how to master the way you look and live your life.

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I try to meditate.

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I certainly believe that being in contact with one's spirit and nurturing one's spirit is as important as nurturing one's body and mind.

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I have a relationship with the southern hemisphere that's a really good one. I love it there.

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It's my luck that I was born a bit of an old soul, and it's served me well.

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My company, Cinema Gypsy, produced a podcast, 'Bronzeville,' in conjunction with Larenz Tate and his brothers that we're developing into a television show. It deals with a very tight-knit African-American community in Chicago in 1947 and people who run a numbers wheel.

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I'm passionate about all the things I do, really.

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I always wanted to play a cowboy. I just didn't get to do it the way I thought I would.

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