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Yet I wanted to have children, and I knew that was my purpose, but I wasn't going to settle.
Boris Kodjoe
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Boris Kodjoe
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: March 8
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Vienna
Austria
Boris Frederic Cecil Tay-Natey Ofuatey-Kodjoe
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Let's say black, the whole black religious experience, here, is very impressive to me, because when I first arrived I realized that people carry their faith with so much pride.
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I knew immediately that she was going to be in my life forever. I didn't know in what capacity, but I knew that I had found someone who was going to be close to me for a long time. We became great friends fast.
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Sometimes in the black culture, being raised as an independent woman is misconstrued as someone who doesn't need a man. I think that's wrong. I think we all need someone.
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I don't care if you are religious or not and I think the message is that at the end of the day, everybody has to mature and everybody has to heal and mend their own injuries, emotional injuries, on their own pace.
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I went back and researched the history of gospel where it came from, slavery times, communicating with each other without their master knowing what they are saying, and that gospel artists view themselves differently.
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I never dealt with fame. It was never a goal of mine to become famous.
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I was always interested in medicine and I was actually a pre-med major.
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When I set goals, they're more tangible than becoming famous. You don't build a company or a foundation for fame.
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I've always given people the benefit of the doubt until they prove me otherwise.
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I know I can act and it doesn't matter where you come from.
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We have relationships and know the exact outcome with that person because we don't deal with ourselves and don't deal with our issues and end up being attracted to the same person or the person is attracted to our energy.
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I don't put on a face. I'm the same guy every time you see me. I like to laugh, I like to smile, and I don't take myself too seriously. I can be a goofball. When I come home, the only thing that changes is that I take off the suit and put on tennis shorts and play with the kids.
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The Southern Baptist Church is a specific culture in itself. So, I had to study, talk to people, watch tape and go to performances to see how Gospel artists move compared to secular artists.
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As part of my relationship with my wife and my daughter, and we share everything and talk about everything.
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I had to study acting to basically educate myself.
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We are willing to weather the storm of multiple failures to achieve a goal. We're so convinced in the destination that we are able to let go of the reins and give it to God.
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When you work as actors in this business, you spend a lot of time apart. That's why a lot of marriages fail. It's not because of Hollywood, it's because you don't spend time together.
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I believe trust is a choice.
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It's a tremendous honor to be asked to carry a show.
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I came to America because of a tennis scholarship. I really wanted to get away because I was really frustrated about my injury so my mother said, Go to America for four months and just open your eyes and see that there's more things than tennis. That's what happened.
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