Author: Djimon Hounsou

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Even while modeling, I was still practicing kung fu and boxing as sports.

Even while modeling, I was still practicing kung fu and boxing as sports.

- Djimon Hounsou

We like to make the Marvel comics films because they're fun. Families can go see them together. They're entertaining. They aspire to inspire, and that is cool.

We like to make the Marvel comics films because they're fun. Families can go see them together. They're entertaining. They aspire to inspire, and that is cool.

- Djimon Hounsou

Until you are somewhat comfortable and confident and embrace who you are as a person, you can't possibly love somebody else because you don't like yourself that much.

Until you are somewhat comfortable and confident and embrace who you are as a person, you can't possibly love somebody else because you don't like yourself that much.

- Djimon Hounsou

Some of the reason why you have so many divorces is that we tend to get married, most of the time, not for ourselves, but for others, or for how it looks to others.

Some of the reason why you have so many divorces is that we tend to get married, most of the time, not for ourselves, but for others, or for how it looks to others.

- Djimon Hounsou

I happened to the be the fifth child of my family, so everybody was already grown and had left home already.

I happened to the be the fifth child of my family, so everybody was already grown and had left home already.

- Djimon Hounsou

As a young boy, I had strange dreams of affecting people and somehow being instrumental in changing the makeup of Africa and helping to improve life there.

As a young boy, I had strange dreams of affecting people and somehow being instrumental in changing the makeup of Africa and helping to improve life there.

- Djimon Hounsou

Funny enough, every role that I have had, I try to tone down my accent or speak with better diction.

Funny enough, every role that I have had, I try to tone down my accent or speak with better diction.

- Djimon Hounsou

I hope more people will ask diamond companies to continue changing the way they do business in Africa.

I hope more people will ask diamond companies to continue changing the way they do business in Africa.

- Djimon Hounsou

The rocky time came right after I left school. I spent a lot of time at night navigating the streets of Paris trying to find something to eat.

The rocky time came right after I left school. I spent a lot of time at night navigating the streets of Paris trying to find something to eat.

- Djimon Hounsou

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