Quotes by Morris Chestnut

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.

Glasses

People

Perfect

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.

People

Stars

Thinking

A lot of times, women don’t get the male perspective in regards to a relationship, what men go through when they’re not really dealing well.

Males

Men

Perspective

Action films are emotionally and physically draining, and you’re dirty and sweaty. In a romantic comedy, you have to have your fingernails perfect, you’re in air-conditioned rooms the whole time.

Air

Dirty

Perfect

And I think from a male perspective, we have men talking about their feelings and it being okay.

Men

Talking

Thinking

At one point, people thought that Eddie Murphy would only reach one sector of the audience, but now everyone sees everything Eddie Murphy does.

Audience

Doe

People

California is like the Mecca of the film industry. Everyone’s seen California.

California

Film

Mecca

For me it’s really tough because you have to go to that place where you really, really don’t want to go to or revisit. After the first movie, when I was crying at the altar, whenever I would think about it, I would get chills for months after the first “Best Man” because I had to go to that place. And then, here we are with this one, and we are going to that place again. It’s just extremely emotional to just have to keep revisiting it, but it can also be therapeutic.

Emotional

Men

Thinking

I am just another fireman because the story focuses on Joaquin Phoenix’s character, but I play Joaquin’s close friend and I get burned up a little bit, but I don’t die.

Character

Phoenix

Play

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.

Chance

Independent

People

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Action Movie

Actors

Air

Audience

Believe

Black

Body

Book

California

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Challenges

Chance

Character

Cities

Clothes

Cold

Consistently

Decision

Dessert

Different

Direct

Dirty

Doe

Dry

Easier

Emotional

Ensemble

Fans

Film

Focus

Football

Glasses

Good Guy

Guy

Happens

Hate

Heart

Hip Hop

Holiday

Independent

Insane

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Quotes by Morris Chestnut

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.

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.

A lot of times, women don’t get the male perspective in regards to a relationship, what men go through when they’re not really dealing well.

Action films are emotionally and physically draining, and you’re dirty and sweaty. In a romantic comedy, you have to have your fingernails perfect, you’re in air-conditioned rooms the whole time.

And I think from a male perspective, we have men talking about their feelings and it being okay.

At one point, people thought that Eddie Murphy would only reach one sector of the audience, but now everyone sees everything Eddie Murphy does.

California is like the Mecca of the film industry. Everyone’s seen California.

I am just another fireman because the story focuses on Joaquin Phoenix’s character, but I play Joaquin’s close friend and I get burned up a little bit, but I don’t die.

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.

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