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Producing is easier, I can just be at the set overseeing the story.

Morris Chestnut

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Morris Chestnut
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: January 1
Actor
Film Actor
Film Producer
Television Actor
Cerritos
California
Morris Lamont Chestnut
Overseeing
Producing
Easier
Story
Stories

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I'm an R&B and Hip-Hop type guy. When I work out, which I do at least four or five times a week, I love to get the latest Hip-Hop because it really pumps me up and inspires me to get that workout on.
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I would like more challenging roles. I definitely would like to something that's more challenging.
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And I think from a male perspective, we have men talking about their feelings and it being okay.
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If someone had said to me ten years ago Yo, we have this role of this pimp who wants to be a rapper, he lives in Memphis, I'd be like, Really? But then when you read it and you see it, you say That's a great role.
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Sometimes the stereotypes that a lot of people have are of black men in jail or who don't take care of their kids, so I think it's always important to have that.
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Oh yeah, I'm a huge romance fan. And some women like action.
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I've done a lot of different things. I would say, it's really hard for me to say what the ultimate role would be. You look at a film if it comes to you.
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I did a film which was considered an independent movie with Dustin Hoffman and Andy Garcia called Confidence, and that's the type of film I was willing to take a chance on that because of the caliber of people involved with the film.
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I think the best type of action movie combines a love story with the action.
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I've had some physically challenging roles.
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A lot of people come to quote-unquote Hollywood thinking that all they just have to be different or do something outlandish or have a huge personality to become a star. But I think that if you just focus on the craft, you'll have a better chance at longevity.
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A lot of times, women don't get the male perspective in regards to a relationship, what men go through when they're not really dealing well.
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Ultimately what I want to do, I want to go back and do some more action movies.
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Action films are emotionally and physically draining, and you're dirty and sweaty. In a romantic comedy, you have to have your fingernails perfect, you're in air-conditioned rooms the whole time.
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I read so many scripts, that I don't do that much leisurely reading of books.
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Some people make a career out of doing one thing, but I wanted to diversify my body of work.
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It's not always about the money.
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I want viewers to relate to me on a different level, not just a sexual level.
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I enjoy what I do, but it's more challenging than people think.
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When people are courting, many of them think that when they get married, that's it, and everything will be on Easy Street. But you really have to work even harder once you're married, because the challenges are that much greater.
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