Author: Laurence Fishburne

Quotes

In order to be the best version of yourself, you have to dedicate time, effort, and support to other people who need it.

In order to be the best version of yourself, you have to dedicate time, effort, and support to other people who need it.

- Laurence Fishburne

It's important for a lot of young black males to value swagger over intelligence. Swagger is important, but intelligence must come before the swagger.

It's important for a lot of young black males to value swagger over intelligence. Swagger is important, but intelligence must come before the swagger.

- Laurence Fishburne

Mine were informal mentors. They were all in my working life.

Mine were informal mentors. They were all in my working life.

- Laurence Fishburne

I really don't know that I'm iconic. I don't even know that people think I'm cool.

I really don't know that I'm iconic. I don't even know that people think I'm cool.

- Laurence Fishburne

It's funny, a lot of people think I take myself seriously because I come off so serious sometimes. But it's not that I take myself seriously, I take what I do seriously.

It's funny, a lot of people think I take myself seriously because I come off so serious sometimes. But it's not that I take myself seriously, I take what I do seriously.

- Laurence Fishburne

On a motorcycle, you can't really think about more than where you are. There's a freedom that comes with that - from stress, worry, sweating the small stuff.

On a motorcycle, you can't really think about more than where you are. There's a freedom that comes with that - from stress, worry, sweating the small stuff.

- Laurence Fishburne

I didn't want to be a big star. I wanted to be a really good actor.

I didn't want to be a big star. I wanted to be a really good actor.

- Laurence Fishburne

I've played a lot of bad guys, 'cause that was the only work I could get. People saw my face and went 'oooh'.

I've played a lot of bad guys, 'cause that was the only work I could get. People saw my face and went 'oooh'.

- Laurence Fishburne

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