Corey Hawkins Quotes
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I'm tired of seeing people dying every day; I'm tired of seeing people go to jail for nothing.
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I'm the guy coming from Juilliard.
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I have the most utmost respect for the men and women overseas, and I only played a soldier on television. Again, I can only imagine the sacrifices that they make every single day.
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I like doing things that people wouldn't necessarily think I can do.
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In television, to be a hero and look like I look, that really stuck with me.
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The only thing that I know how to do as an actor, as a trained actor, is you can't villainize the character you're playing. Whether it's a fictional character or a real character. Because then you operate from that sort of negative point of view, and you can't humanize him.
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While I was filming 'Kong' - and I don't play a very capable Army Ranger in 'Kong'; I play a completely different character - but we had a lot of Army Rangers there, former Army Rangers, and Navy SEALs, who were working on the movie with us for the other characters, for the Army guys in the movie.
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If you feel your rights are being abused by the authorities, and you don't say something, sometimes the cops don't know how far to take it. They have a hard job, but at the same time, I think it's just about educating yourself.
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The rules of engagement are totally different when you're on the homefront.
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What everyone loved about '24' is still there - the clock, the tick, the lean-in factor, the pacing.
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I remember 'The Cosby Show,' but that was something completely different. Comedy. There was a lightness to it and a sort of unrealistic perfection.
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I had my foot in both worlds. I knew what I didn't want, and so I had to make a choice, just like N.W.A. made choices.
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I remember seeing the first episode of '24' when I was 13, and to be that face for a 13-year-old and open up that possibility, it shows you the world isn't on fire. There's possibility there.
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When somebody says, 'Do you want to play Dr. Dre in a movie?' I mean, how do you respond to that? My initial response was 'no' because I don't think I can do it ,and I don't want to be the one to mess it up!
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I feel immensely blessed - not just that I'm working, but that I'm working on projects that I really care about and like. I've always been that way.
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I know that people get cast based on how they look in Hollywood.
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Growing up, we never got to see a hero who didn't have superpowers who looked like us, that you could kind of look to and say, 'I could be that guy one day. I could be a patriot. I could be a soldier. I could work in the government and be a hero.'
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If the challenge wasn't there, there's no reason to say 'yes' to the role.
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If people don't connect to Eric Carter's struggles, I'm sure they'll find a character in this series to connect to. That's ultimately what it's about for me.
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The tension between the Capulets and the Montagues is like a gang rivalry, and that has everything to do with Compton.
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It's always weird when it comes to awards and awards season because how can you say that this performance is better than this performance? Art is so subjective.
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I'm a very private guy, so it's an adjustment for me, but a welcomed one, as long as the work remains the focus.
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I grew up singing, and I played on Broadway to thousands of people, you know what I mean?
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I know the struggle - trust me. I know how hard it is for us to say 'no' to a lot of things that get offered.