Boris Kodjoe Quotes

The Southern Baptist Church is a specific culture in itself. So, I had to study, talk to people, watch tape and go to performances to see how Gospel artists move compared to secular artists.

Gospel artists are messengers; they are vessels of a message.

I've always given people the benefit of the doubt until they prove me otherwise.

I was looking to show people I could act. I was looking for something that would take me away from the whole hunk riding off into the sunset thing that people wanted me to play after Brown Sugar.

Sometimes in the black culture, being raised as an independent woman is misconstrued as someone who doesn't need a man. I think that's wrong. I think we all need someone.

I had to study acting to basically educate myself.

I'm in the booth and first of all, I'm from Germany and I had never heard a gospel in my life.

We are willing to weather the storm of multiple failures to achieve a goal. We're so convinced in the destination that we are able to let go of the reins and give it to God.

As part of my relationship with my wife and my daughter, and we share everything and talk about everything.

My love for you is past the mind, beyond my heart, and into my soul.

I like to laugh, I like to smile, and I don't take myself too seriously. I can be a goofball.

Everybody goes through obstacles and problems and issues and turn their backs on people that we are fond of and love just because we hurt; and everybody goes through that.

Let's say black, the whole black religious experience, here, is very impressive to me, because when I first arrived I realized that people carry their faith with so much pride.

I know I can act and it doesn't matter where you come from.

I did have a bunch of goals I wanted to achieve when I was financially able to do so, but they had nothing to do with fame.

I believe trust is a choice.

I'm the same person. I don't put on a face. I'm the same guy every time you see me.

Secular artists see themselves with performance; they are more self involved, presentational.

Yet I wanted to have children, and I knew that was my purpose, but I wasn't going to settle.

When I set goals, they're more tangible than becoming famous. You don't build a company or a foundation for fame.

Colloquialism is the toughest part of what we do, as foreign actors, because there are certain sayings that you guys have that absolutely don't make any sense.

I never dealt with fame. It was never a goal of mine to become famous.

After awhile, marriage gets a little stale and you're looking for something to scratch that a little.

I was always interested in medicine and I was actually a pre-med major.

I was a professional tennis player in my teens. I played mostly in Europe. I was top 10 in the world in juniors, and then I messed up my back. I had three herniated discs and that put a stop to it.

I don't need a gym. You can do a lot without the gym, so that's what I've chosen to do.

The whole time I was modeling, I had a place in Paris, and a place in New York, and I was really single.

When you work as actors in this business, you spend a lot of time apart. That's why a lot of marriages fail. It's not because of Hollywood, it's because you don't spend time together.

It's a tremendous honor to be asked to carry a show.

I'm always an entrepreneur, but I'd probably be a teacher. I like teaching kids, whether that's tennis on the courts or history in the classroom.

Usually, when you talk about serialized TV, you're talking about one specific beat that you play, over and over again.