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I went through two schools of acting but I learned more about acting from meditating and from my marshall arts teacher.
Forest Whitaker
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Forest Whitaker
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: July 15
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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.
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I do look at that thematic of healing of humanity.
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I try to be like a forest: revitalizing and constantly growing.
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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.
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I certainly don' think I could've played the character [Idi Amin] the same way without being in Uganda. I loved working in Uganda.
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I stay true, because whatever the project is, I'm still looking for inside of that character.
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Since Idi Amin was from the Sudanese section in the north of Uganda, he was darker skinned. He had more of a blue undertone. So, we did change the coloring of my skin to be closer to his. But otherwise, there were no transformations besides acting.
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I like to play complex characters and the duality, and trying to reach for the light, it's more interesting really. I've gotten to play so many types of guys and I just try to find the humanity in each one of them the best I can.
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I found the people to be very kind and generous. It was unique because the crew was mainly Ugandan [filming The Last King of Scotland]. They had never done a film before. So, they were learning the process of making films, but at the same time they were also helping with the authenticity of the film.
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And God, God who believes in us all. And who's given me this moment, in this lifetime, that I will hopefully carry to the end of my lifetime into the next lifetime.
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It is important to make the best out of every generation.
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Stereotypes do exist, but we have to walk through them.
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I was trying to capture this man's [Idi Amin] energy, and I did a lot of research in studying him. I tried to capture his 'Warrior King' energy inside of me as much as possible.
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As an artist, it's a great opportunity to play a character like this [Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in The Last King of Scotland]. And then, as a person, I had never been to the African continent. So, I knew, personally, it would reshape me.
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I'm just looking for characters that continue to make me stretch and grow and learn more about the human condition.
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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.
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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.
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We have to not just open our eyes to what's going on in other places we need to open our eyes to what's going on right in front of us.
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I think the biggest thing that motivates me when I'm choosing a part is a role that will help me continue to grow as a person and as an artist, and a role that will deepen my understanding of humanity, and my connection to it.
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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.
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