75 Quotes by Boris Kodjoe

I’ve always given people the benefit of the doubt until they prove me otherwise.

I like to laugh, I like to smile, and I don’t take myself too seriously. I can be a goofball.

Colloquialism is the toughest part of what we do, as foreign actors, because there are certain sayings that you guys have that absolutely don’t make any sense.

Yet I wanted to have children, and I knew that was my purpose, but I wasn’t going to settle.

I’m the same person. I don’t put on a face. I’m the same guy every time you see me.

When you work as actors in this business, you spend a lot of time apart. That’s why a lot of marriages fail. It’s not because of Hollywood, it’s because you don’t spend time together.

I knew immediately that she was going to be in my life forever. I didn’t know in what capacity, but I knew that I had found someone who was going to be close to me for a long time. We became great friends fast.

You can be very independent, but admit to wanting somebody close to you and that’s what me and my wife have. We don’t need each other but we want to be with each other and I think it’s important to educate the kids with that.

Let’s say black, the whole black religious experience, here, is very impressive to me, because when I first arrived I realized that people carry their faith with so much pride.