“When people are courting, many of them think that when they get married, that's it, and everything will be on Easy Street. But you really have to work even harder once you're married, because the challenges are that much greater.” PeopleThinkingEasyChallengesGreaterStreetsMarriedHarderEasy Street Author:Morris Chestnut
“99% of the people in the world would say there's something that they'd like to change about their lives, because nothing's perfect, and nobody's perfect. I suppose I could look at the glass half-empty instead of as half-full.” PeopleWorldLooksPerfectHalfEmptyGlassesHalf FullHalf EmptyNobody's Perfect Author:Morris Chestnut
“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.” PeopleIfsFeelsBelievePersonsFilmI BelieveDecisionViolenceInfluenceMovies And Music Author:Morris Chestnut
“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.” PeopleThinkingMenImportantSometimesCareKidsBlackTake CareJailStereotype Author:Morris Chestnut
“My idea of a perfect holiday is spending time with the family, waking up on Christmas morning or Thanksgiving morning, watching football all day, having the family come over, people you haven't seen...” PeopleIdeasPerfectMorningHavensFootballWake UpSpendingHolidayWakingSpending TimeChristmas MorningWatching Football Author:Morris Chestnut
“One thing I love about making an ensemble film is that you can have ten people come away from it with ten different messages.” PeopleDifferentFilmOne ThingTenMessagesThings I LoveEnsemble Author:Morris Chestnut
“A lot of people come to quote-unquote Hollywood thinking that all they just have to be different or do something outlandish or have a huge personality to become a star. But I think that if you just focus on the craft, you'll have a better chance at longevity.” PeopleIfsThinkingDifferentStarsChanceFocusHugePersonalityHollywoodCraftsLongevityOutlandish Author:Morris Chestnut
“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.” PeopleThinkingSometimesReacting Author:Morris Chestnut
“I don't really know where the rumors started. They just started. Because I saw a number of people rumored for the role and there was never any discussion, never any conversations. I think Chadwick Boseman is a great actor. I saw Get on Up and he killed that role. So, I think he's going to do a great job.” PeopleThinkingKnowsJobsActorsNumbersRolesSawsConversationDiscussionRumorGreat JobGreat Actors Author:Morris Chestnut
“I would advice to focus on your craft. Nowadays, a lot of people come to quote-unquote Hollywood thinking that all they just have to be different or do something outlandish or have a huge personality to become a star. But I think that if you just focus on the craft, you'll have a better chance at longevity.” PeopleThinkingDifferentChanceFocusAdvicePersonalityLongevityOutlandish Author:Morris Chestnut
“Unless you are really grounded and have a true sense of reality, you can get lost in that and a lot of people do and that's why you see so many people with successful careers but with destructive lives.” PeopleRealityLostCareersSuccessfulDestructiveGroundedSuccessful Career Author:Morris Chestnut
“I enjoy what I do, but it's more challenging than people think.” PeopleThinkingEnjoyChallenges Author:Morris Chestnut
“At one point, people thought that Eddie Murphy would only reach one sector of the audience, but now everyone sees everything Eddie Murphy does.” PeopleDoeAudienceMurphy Author:Morris Chestnut
“When you are the lead in a romantic comedy, you have to worry about people really liking you.” PeopleWorryComedyLike YouRomanticRomantic LoveLead In Author:Morris Chestnut
“I think that Mos Def is the best actor, but when you talk about rappers in films, I don't really think the quality of the acting is most important because most rappers are put in movies because of the personality and people want to see that.” PeopleThinkingWantImportantFilmActorsActingQualityPersonalityRapper Author:Morris Chestnut
“I did a film which was considered an independent movie with Dustin Hoffman and Andy Garcia called Confidence, and that's the type of film I was willing to take a chance on that because of the caliber of people involved with the film.” PeopleFilmChanceWillingTypeInvolvedIndependentTake A ChanceCaliber Author:Morris Chestnut
“Some people make a career out of doing one thing, but I wanted to diversify my body of work.” PeopleBodyWantedCareersOne Thing Author:Morris Chestnut
“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.” PeopleSeeingClothes Author:Morris Chestnut
