Mike Colter Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“Never say "never" about anything, because if you do, life has a way of humbling you.”
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“History repeats itself over and over again, but most of us have short memories.”
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“A lot of times in life, women want to talk, but men don't want to listen, and if they do want to listen, they turn it back to themselves.”
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“Things don't happen that fast in real life.”
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“Sometimes you meet someone at an inopportune moment and it doesn't work out, but then you see them again five years later and you're in different places and it's a better time.”
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“I've never really been into doing a lot of social media, but it's a great way for people to talk amongst themselves on a large platform and to have a large conversation with people who also enjoy the same thing.”
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“This show [Jessica Jones] was exploring the aftermath, and that is unique. You're sitting there going, "I know what happens. This is the aftermath." You watch her daily life and how she dealt with people, like new prospects for love or friends that were close to her, but she didn't know if she could trust them or if they were enemies.”
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“Dialogue is not always the best way to show emotion, to show your thought process, or to reveal yourself, as a character.”
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“Never take anything at face value. Dare to question and seek the truth.”
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“Tequila is my drink. It is my favorite alcohol, my favorite liquor because, you know, it's a stimulant and not a depressant. If I go to a party and everyone's been drinking and I don't have time to really "catch up" - I'm not trying to get drunk but I want to feel good - I drink tequila.”
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“I respond to women who have their stuff together, who are in charge, who don't need men to do things for them. I want a woman to have her own thing.”
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“Law enforcement has always had informants and people they've had to deal with, who walk a certain line. They're choosing between the lesser of two evils. They're befriend one person to gain access to another person, who's a bigger fish.”
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“I'm embarrassed to say that I don't have a lot of hobbies. It's not because I don't have interests, it's just that I don't have the time.”
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“In real life, people end up doing things because it's convenient and it works for them. You don't get up every day regretting what you're doing.”
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“Luke Cage is using his open hand instead of a closed fist. It's a little disrespectful but it's very effective. Some people call it a pimp slap, we call it smack-fu. He's doing you a favour by hitting you with an open hand. It hurts, it renders you unconscious but you live.”
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“Sometimes when you do things right, there's no results.”
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“When I find material that gives me a natural yet unique character point of view and has well - developed characters throughout the script, it makes the hairs on my arm stand up.”
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“I'm pretty relaxed on what people should be able to do as long as they're not hurting anybody else.”
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“The writers are very good about misdirection and changeups, and that's what's great about it. We always think we know what's going to happen and then they throw a curveball that you don't see coming.”
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“I've learned over the years, when someone is complaining or wants to vent and has something they want to tell you, they don't necessarily want you to fix it.”
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“As an actor you just want to continue to work on things that you like. You can be in this business a long time and consistently working and just be totally artistically unfulfilled.”
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“The awkward thing is the people in the room besides us. It's not us. It's just the 20 or 30 people that are around on set, who normally wouldn't be on set. That's always interesting.”
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“As professionals, we just try to keep the jokes to a minimum, when we're in a certain situation. When we're not doing that, we're joking.”
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“I'll get a nice little break, after doing Jessica Jones and Luke Cage. Whether I'm in [his show], I don't know, but there's The Defenders.”
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“I guess it's a bit clicheÌ, but as an actor, I really admire good writing. There are a lot of great ideas out there, but it's the execution that really makes it work.”
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“We're dealing with that question now, in the media. How does the judicial system work? There's never going to be a clear-cut answer, but it's a conversation and a conflict in the community. It's not a white thing or a black thing. It's a society thing and a culture thing, and we've gotta figure it out.”
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“I don't have a routine, but I have used meditation to just decompress and focus.”
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“I rarely feel like I'm in chaos, but when I am, I usually [retreat] and try to find the eye of the storm; if I'm still and listen and don't engage, maybe the chaos will subside.”
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“I respond to powerful women. I'm not intimidated by that, I like that, it's not something I shy away from, so I don't want women who are looking for me to take care of them. To me, that's a turn-off. I respond to strong, powerful, independent women.”
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“When something tragic happens in the world and I realize that, for the most part, I am powerless to stop it.”
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