Forest Whitaker
Forest Whitaker
Forest Steven Whitaker IIIis an American actor, director, and producer...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth15 July 1961
CityLongview, TX
CountryUnited States of America
helped men
He did things like other big men who did things that helped their countries.
beginning blessed coming environment grew growing
They're growing up in an environment so different than what I grew up in. I think they're beginning to see how blessed they are. They'll be coming back from now on, I think.
doors films hopefully open
Hopefully this film is going to open the doors for a lot more films like it to be made.
defend found good trying
I'm not trying to defend him, the Amin I found was not a good man.
act decided perception presented
When I first decided to act Amin, I had that perception of Amin as presented by the west,
chance connection expand universe
was a chance to expand myself and deepen my connection with the universe and with God.
characters connection energy enter others spirit
As an actor, I've always wanted to do characters that would help me find my connection with others and connect all of us together. You always want the energy of the character, the spirit of the person, to enter you. I've been doing this for 26 years and some of the things I've done are always with me.
trying forests growing
I try to be like a forest: revitalizing and constantly growing.
eye needs fronts
We have to not just open our eyes to what's going on in other places; we need to open our eyes to what's going on right in front of us.
stereotype walks
Stereotypes do exist, but we have to walk through them.
empowering community wealth
The true wealth of a community is measured by how carefully it listens to its women and how sincerely it values their wisdom. Empowering women empowers us all.
trying different push-yourself
There's a thing you confront when you're going into something new and you come to this sort of abyss, and then you push yourself. It makes you try different things.
teacher art teaching
I went through two schools of acting but I learned more about acting from meditating and from my marshall arts teacher.
uganda blue skins
Since Idi Amin was from the Sudanese section in the north of Uganda, he was darker skinned. He had more of a blue undertone. So, we did change the coloring of my skin to be closer to his. But otherwise, there were no transformations besides acting.