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Nah, I'm not a prima donna, but I just don't like being cold and wet.

- Morris Chestnut

Cold, Wet, Like, Prima

You can become really pigeon-holed in this industry.

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You, Industry, Really, Pigeon-Holed

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.

- Morris Chestnut

Play, Die, Another, Phoenix

Showtime has given new, young filmmakers - black, white, across the board - an opportunity to make films, as well as actors who want to cross over into directing.

- Morris Chestnut

New, Over, Young Filmmakers, Board

I'm getting to the point where they see me as a good actor, rather than just a good guy who can act.

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Good, Guy, Rather, Good Guy

I think that Mos Def is the best actor, but when you talk about rappers in films, I don't really think the quality of the acting is most important because most rappers are put in movies because of the personality and people want to see that.

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Best, I Think, About, Rappers

It's hard when you see a scene where it's raining, and we have the rain machine, and you see it for 5 minutes, but that scene takes all day to shoot, and you do it with rain, and the dry off, and go back and do it again.

- Morris Chestnut

Rain, Minutes, Again, Shoot

I hate being cold and I hate being wet and around 80% percent of this film I was cold and another 60% I was cold and wet, so it wasn't the best shoot for me.

- Morris Chestnut

Cold, Wet, Another, Shoot

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.

- Morris Chestnut

Men, Through, Dealing, Regards

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.

- Morris Chestnut

Which, Dustin Hoffman, Caliber

Unless you are really grounded and have a true sense of reality, you can get lost in that and a lot of people do and that's why you see so many people with successful careers but with destructive lives.

- Morris Chestnut

Why, Sense, Lives, So Many People

I'm just happy to be working consistently.

- Morris Chestnut

Happy, Working, Just, Consistently

There are a lot of people in this business that don't work consistently.

- Morris Chestnut

Work, Business, Lot, Consistently

When you are the lead in a romantic comedy, you have to worry about people really liking you.

- Morris Chestnut

Romantic, Worry, Comedy, Liking

Oh yeah, I'm a huge romance fan. And some women like action.

- Morris Chestnut

Some, Romance, Fan, Oh Yeah

I want viewers to relate to me on a different level, not just a sexual level.

- Morris Chestnut

Level, Relate, Viewers, Sexual

Producing is easier, I can just be at the set overseeing the story.

- Morris Chestnut

Easier, Just Be, Set, Producing

I would never want any of my kids to go into this industry; not until they are old enough to understand and if this is something that they really want to do.

- Morris Chestnut

Want, Go, Old, Old Enough

This film is what it is. It's a campy thriller horror movie where you go and have fun. With these types of films, you can't take it too seriously. They are what they are.

- Morris Chestnut

Horror, Films, Types, Horror Movie

You start making movies and people start seeing when you go to places, and all of a sudden you are getting clothes for free and all of a sudden you are getting food for free.

- Morris Chestnut

Start, Making, Making Movies, Sudden

You go from movies where you are wearing nice clothes and you're trying to smell good to a movie where you are in water and you are wet all day, and you are dealing with that elements, it gets rough, but it was definitely something I wanted to try.

- Morris Chestnut

Smell, Movie, Rough, Elements

I think the best type of action movie combines a love story with the action.

- Morris Chestnut

Love, Think, I Think, Love Story

I enjoy what I do, but it's more challenging than people think.

- Morris Chestnut

Think, More, Than, Challenging

I would like more challenging roles. I definitely would like to something that's more challenging.

- Morris Chestnut

Like, Would, Definitely, Challenging

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

- Morris Chestnut

Thought, Audience, Everyone, Sector

I want to tell stories for everyone, primarily.

- Morris Chestnut

Want, Everyone, Stories, Primarily

You have to be insane to direct.

- Morris Chestnut

You, Direct, Insane

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

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Think, Okay, I Think, Male

This industry is very make-believe and you caught in a false sense of what reality is.

- Morris Chestnut

Caught, False, Very, Make-Believe

I'm not going to take my shirt off in every movie.

- Morris Chestnut

Movie, Going, Take, Shirt

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