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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.
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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I think the best type of action movie combines a love story with the action.
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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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I didn't pursue acting to become famous. I was actually just trying to make a living.
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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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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.
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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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I read so many scripts, that I don't do that much leisurely reading of books.
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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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It's not always about the money.
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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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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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California is like the Mecca of the film industry. Everyone's seen California.
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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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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 would like more challenging roles. I definitely would like to something that's more challenging.
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Showtime has given new, young filmmakers - black, white, across the board - an opportunity to make films, as well as actors who want to cross over into directing.
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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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And I think from a male perspective, we have men talking about their feelings and it being okay.
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I want viewers to relate to me on a different level, not just a sexual level.
Morris Chestnut
