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Chadwick Boseman, born on November 29, 1976, was an accomplished actor from the United States. He gained worldwide recognition for his role as T'Challa in the film 'Black Panther'. Boseman's acting career spanned various roles, from historical figures to modern heroes, and his performances were widely appreciated by audiences.

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“You might have one thing in your head, but the things you're doing don't really lead down the right road, necessarily. When you're young, you don't want to hear that. You think you can do everything, be all things.”

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“There's nothing more stressful than your stomach growling.”

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“I might have had too many friends in my twenties. I probably said yes too much, and then I had to learn how to say no. How to get away in order to work on stuff.”

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“I think you realize how much you need to have people that you love. It's not as much about them loving you - it's about you needing to love people.”

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“The best advice about getting older? Just be thankful you're not dead!”

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“Guys are natural problem solvers - they like to have strategies.”

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“I would love to play Jimi Hendrix.”

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“I majored in directing. However, I did spend some time at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, so I am somewhat well-versed in African Studies.”

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“When it comes down to it, I'd rather have an action figure than a Golden Globe.”

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“You have to cherish things in a different way when you know the clock is ticking, you are under pressure.”

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“Baseball players need strength but also the ability to make fast-paced, explosive movements, so their training is all about strengthening the tendons around the bone and the joint so you don't tear the muscles from the bones. And so the muscles will have endurance and stability. And flexibility, which helps you throw the ball harder or have the snap to hit a ball. Or to take off quickly to steal a base.”

“Girls like dudes that are overweight. I know too many women who say, "I like you now that you've got a little thicker," and I don't really know any woman that says, "I like you now that you've got bald."”

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“I just think people have been very gracious and welcoming me on set, and even off set.”

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“I wasn't a comic book geek as a kid. I read some, but it was just like, "Oh, I have this comic book here." It wasn't like I was collecting them.”

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“I started out as a writer and a director. I started acting because I wanted to know how to relate to the actors. When people ask me what I do, I don't really say that I'm an actor, because actors often wait for someone to give them roles.”

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“I'm an artist. Artists don't need permission to work. Regardless of whether I'm acting or not, I write. I write when I'm tired in fact, because I believe your most pure thoughts surface.”

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“I love all types of music. Jazz, classical, blues, rock, hip-hop. I often write scripts to instrumentals like a hip-hop artist. Music inspires me to write. It's either music playing or completely silent. Sometimes distant sound fuels you. In New York there's always a buzzing beneath you.”

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“In television you don't have a lot of time to spend with the role or the script. Typically you get a script a week prior to shooting. Sometimes it's even less time, not enough time to dream about the role.”

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“Some people would view Jackie Robinson as a very safe African-American, a docile figure who had a tendency to try to get along with everyone, and when you look at his history, you learn that he has this fire that allows him to take this punishment but also figure out savvy ways of giving it back.”

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Born: November 29, 1976
Known for: Actor
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