I came up around people who took acting seriously, who cared about acting, cared about the theater and, in the '70s, made movies that said something that mattered. I came up with those people, and I was a kid. Their ethos and credo became mine.
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 … - Laurence Fishburne
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 …
- Laurence Fishburne
I think of myself as being a relatively intelligent man who is open to a lot of different things and I think that questioning our purpose in life and… - Laurence Fishburne
I think of myself as being a relatively intelligent man who is open to a lot of different things and I think that questioning our purpose in life and…
I wouldn't say that going into a weekly television series is actually stepping away from anything. It's another medium in which to work as an actor. - Laurence Fishburne
I wouldn't say that going into a weekly television series is actually stepping away from anything. It's another medium in which to work as an actor.
You know, whatever happens between the two of us that's created when we come together as actors is not something I think we can explain. - Laurence Fishburne
You know, whatever happens between the two of us that's created when we come together as actors is not something I think we can explain.
Mine were informal mentors. They were all in my working life. - Laurence Fishburne
Mine were informal mentors. They were all in my working life.
Special effects are characters. Special effects are essential elements. Just because you can't see them doesn't mean they aren't there. - Laurence Fishburne
Special effects are characters. Special effects are essential elements. Just because you can't see them doesn't mean they aren't there.
I play characters. I don't think I really have a persona per se. I don't play the same guy every time. I show up, you don't know what I'm gonna do. I… - Laurence Fishburne
I play characters. I don't think I really have a persona per se. I don't play the same guy every time. I show up, you don't know what I'm gonna do. I…
People think that I'm haughty and stuck up, but really I'm just very shy. - Laurence Fishburne
People think that I'm haughty and stuck up, but really I'm just very shy.
I've played a lot of bad guys, 'cause that was the only work I could get. People saw my face and went 'oooh'. - Laurence Fishburne
I've played a lot of bad guys, 'cause that was the only work I could get. People saw my face and went 'oooh'.
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