Morris Chestnut Quotes

I like to eat sweets. When I go to a restaurant, I'll read the dessert menu before I even look at the entrees.

One thing I love about making an ensemble film is that you can have ten people come away from it with ten different messages.

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.

It's not always about the money.

I'm kind of a private person, and sometimes it's like pulling teeth to get me to talk.

I am just another fireman because the story focuses on Joaquin Phoenix's character, but I play Joaquin's close friend and I get burned up a little bit, but I don't die.

When you are the lead in a romantic comedy, you have to worry about people really liking you.

I hate being cold and I hate being wet and around 80% percent of this film I was cold and another 60% I was cold and wet, so it wasn't the best shoot for me.

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

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.

I'm just happy to be working consistently.

I've been in a situation where I was after the money.

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.

And I think from a male perspective, we have men talking about their feelings and it being okay.

I think there's a bit of me in every character. Basically it just depends on what happens with the character.

I do feel that movies and music do have the power to slightly influence a person's decision. I believe that if violence is not in a person, then the film is not going to encourage them.

You have to be insane to direct.

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.

I would like more challenging roles. I definitely would like to something that's more challenging.

I enjoy what I do, but it's more challenging than people think.

To me the work is so much more interesting, the parts that don't require you just to take your shirt off.

At one point, people thought that Eddie Murphy would only reach one sector of the audience, but now everyone sees everything Eddie Murphy does.

I want viewers to relate to me on a different level, not just a sexual level.

I want to tell stories for everyone, primarily.

I think the best type of action movie combines a love story with the action.

I'm getting to the point where they see me as a good actor, rather than just a good guy who can act.

Ultimately what I want to do, I want to go back and do some more action movies.

Some people make a career out of doing one thing, but I wanted to diversify my body of work.

I read so many scripts, that I don't do that much leisurely reading of books.

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.

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.

I've had some physically challenging roles.

I try to keep in shape and I always have to check myself. Whenever I binge eat, sweets are the one temptation.

Oh yeah, I'm a huge romance fan. And some women like action.

California is like the Mecca of the film industry. Everyone's seen California.

I think it's just growth, and development, timing. I've been fortunate to be around for a long time. Allowed me to get better as an actor. Allowed me to play better roles.

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.

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.

I didn't pursue acting to become famous. I was actually just trying to make a living.

You really don't have to worry about your spouse, as long as you trust him or her. If you trust your spouse or whoever you're in a relationship with, everybody else doesn't matter.