If anything, Calvin Klein is the iconic company in terms of fashion. They do have iconic images for their campaigns. Djimon Hounsou calvincampaigncompany Change image and share on social
We like to make the Marvel comics films because they're fun. Families can go see them together. They're entertaining. They aspire to inspire, and that is cool. Djimon Hounsou aspirecomiccool Change image and share on social
America has this understanding of Africans that plays like National Geographic: a bunch of Negroes with loincloths running around the plain fields of Africa chasing gazelles. Djimon Hounsou africaafricanamerica Change image and share on social
Until you are somewhat comfortable and confident and embrace who you are as a person, you can't possibly love somebody else because you don't like yourself that much. Djimon Hounsou comfortableconfidentembrace Change image and share on social
Africa is a continent that provides so much for the existence of the rest of the world. We go around the world and cultivate so many things. Djimon Hounsou africacontinentcultivate Change image and share on social
I happened to the be the fifth child of my family, so everybody was already grown and had left home already. Djimon Hounsou childfamilygrow Change image and share on social
School bored me. Being educated and being intelligent are two different things. I thought I was smart enough. And I wanted to be an entertainer. I stopped going to school as a way of saying I was mature, a way of saying I was going to choose who I was going to become. Djimon Hounsou borechooseeducate share on social
The rocky time came right after I left school. I spent a lot of time at night navigating the streets of Paris trying to find something to eat. Djimon Hounsou eatfindleave Change image and share on social
I feel like Africans are too often portrayed as people on the National Geographic channel: the image is of an African man in a loincloth chasing a gazelle. It's not intentionally racist; I wouldn't call it racist at all. It's a lack of understanding another culture. Djimon Hounsou africancallchannel share on social
When most people in the West think about Africa, is their first thought about the game reserves and who's chasing gazelles, or are they looking at Africans as people who are equally equipped to do great things, as in the West? Djimon Hounsou africaafricanchase share on social
