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Laurence Fishburne

American actor108 QUOTES

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Laurence Fishburne is an American actor known for stage and screen roles that often cast him as forceful, authoritative figures. He first drew wider attention in Apocalypse Now (1979) and later earned further recognition for his supporting role in Boyz n the Hood (1991). He is especially associated with Morpheus in The Matrix trilogy (1999 to 2003) and the Bowery King in the John Wick film series, which began in 2017. His work has often centered on characters with a commanding presence.

“It's funny, a lot of people think I take myself seriously because I come off so serious sometimes. But it's not that I take myself seriously, I take what I do seriously.”

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“Some people think of me as an actor and some as a movie star, so I sort of guess that makes me both. I love making movies, and I love playing on the stage.”

LOVE

“Shooting a film with seven to eight actors together is complicated sometimes because you have to cover everybody.”

FILM

“My mother is quite a woman. She would push me, and when I got tired of her pushing, I'd say: 'Leave me alone. Don't push so much.'”

LONELINESS

“Acting is a childlike thing. To act well, you have to be childlike in order to free yourself.”

ACTINGORDER

“I ain't afraid of germs, man. And I ain't afraid of getting sick.”

FEAR

“I'm left-handed: I can think and feel at the same time. My feminine side is very highly developed.”

TIME

“There's a lot of stuff that's not good that's touted as being good.”

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