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Some people make a career out of doing one thing, but I wanted to diversify my body of work.
Morris Chestnut
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Morris Chestnut
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: January 1
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Morris Lamont Chestnut
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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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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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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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And I think from a male perspective, we have men talking about their feelings and it being okay.
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My idea of a perfect holiday is spending time with the family, waking up on Christmas morning or Thanksgiving morning, watching football all day, having the family come over, people you haven't seen...
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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 would like more challenging roles. I definitely would like to something that's more challenging.
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Oh yeah, I'm a huge romance fan. And some women like action.
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I didn't pursue acting to become famous. I was actually just trying to make a living.
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It's not always about the money.
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I read so many scripts, that I don't do that much leisurely reading of books.
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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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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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I enjoy what I do, but it's more challenging than people think.
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I've had some physically challenging roles.
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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 think there's a bit of me in every character. Basically it just depends on what happens with the character.
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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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You start making movies and people start seeing when you go to places, and all of a sudden you are getting clothes for free and all of a sudden you are getting food for free.
Morris Chestnut
In a lot of things I'm reacting to a lot of things. I'm reacting to a lot people around me. Sometimes not necessarily saying anything but I just have to be thinking it.
Morris Chestnut
