Quotes by Morris Chestnut

About Morris Chestnut:

Morris Lamont Chestnut is an American actor. He is known for his roles in the films Boyz n the Hood (1991), The Best Man (1999) and its sequel (2013), The Brothers (2001), Two Can Play That Game (2001), Like Mike (2002), Ladder 49 (2004), The Perfect Holiday (2007), Not Easily Broken (2009), Think Like A Man (2012), and TV series V (2009). He co-starred on the short-lived Patti LaBelle 1992–1993 NBC sitcom Out All Night as Jeff Carswell. He is the host of the BET show Vindicated. Morris L. Chestnut will star in the Fox TV series Rosewood beginning Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at 8:00pm/7:00pm EST/CST.
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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

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

Morris Chestnut

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.

Morris Chestnut

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

Morris Chestnut

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

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

Morris Chestnut

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

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

Morris Chestnut

I'm just happy to be working consistently.

Morris Chestnut

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

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

You have to be insane to direct.

Morris Chestnut

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

Morris Chestnut

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

I want to tell stories for everyone, primarily.

Morris Chestnut

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

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

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

Morris Chestnut

You can become really pigeon-holed in this industry.

Morris Chestnut

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

Morris Chestnut

Author Bio

  • NameMorris Chestnut
  • Descriptionactor
  • BornJanuary 1, 1969
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor