69 Quotes by Corey Hawkins

I didn't grow up seeing faces of patriots, emotional and raw and gritty, who looked like me.

I remember seeing the first episode of '24' when I was 13, and to be that face for a 13-year-old and open up that possibility, it shows you the world isn't on fire. There's possibility there.

What everyone loved about '24' is still there - the clock, the tick, the lean-in factor, the pacing.

Sometimes, as actors, we feel like we want to hold on and control where a character goes.

I have members of my family who are in the military. I have friends who are in the military. Classmates who served in the military.

In 2001, terrorism was fought in a completely different way.

I knew I wanted to be an artist early on, but I decided to seriously pursue the profession when I auditioned for Juilliard.

I'm a very private guy, so it's an adjustment for me, but a welcomed one, as long as the work remains the focus.

When somebody says, 'Do you want to play Dr. Dre in a movie?' I mean, how do you respond to that? My initial response was 'no' because I don't think I can do it ,and I don't want to be the one to mess it up!