When somebody says, ‘Do you want to play Dr. Dre in a movie?’ I mean, how do you respond to that? My initial response was ‘no’ because I don’t think I can do it ,and I don’t want to be the one to mess it up! Corey Hawkins Read Quote
I’m a very private guy, so it’s an adjustment for me, but a welcomed one, as long as the work remains the focus. Corey Hawkins Read Quote
I knew I wanted to be an artist early on, but I decided to seriously pursue the profession when I auditioned for Juilliard. Corey Hawkins Read Quote
What everyone loved about ’24’ is still there – the clock, the tick, the lean-in factor, the pacing. Corey Hawkins Read Quote
I didn’t grow up seeing faces of patriots, emotional and raw and gritty, who looked like me. Corey Hawkins Read Quote
In television, to be a hero and look like I look, that really stuck with me. Corey Hawkins Read Quote
I feel immensely blessed – not just that I’m working, but that I’m working on projects that I really care about and like. I’ve always been that way. Corey Hawkins Read Quote
While I was filming ‘Kong’ – and I don’t play a very capable Army Ranger in ‘Kong’; I play a completely different character – but we had a lot of Army Rangers there, former Army Rangers, and Navy SEALs, who were working on the movie with us for the other characters, for the Army guys in the movie. Corey Hawkins Read Quote
