I used to record but just in my own studio or in my friend's back when I toyed with the idea of being a rapper. Don Cheadle backfriendidea Change image and share on social
No, it's not comfortable; I hate watching myself. You don't like when you hear your voice on your voicemail; imagine having to see yourself 30 feet wide and 30 feet big. Don Cheadle bigcomfortablefoot Change image and share on social
I also believe that you are what you have to defend, and if you're a black man that's always going to be the bar against which you are judged, whether you want to align yourself with those themes or not. You can think of yourself as a colourless person, but nobody else is gonna. Don Cheadle alignbarblack share on social
The process changes slightly from role to role. Obviously, there are different things you're called on to do. You're not digging deep for Basher Tarr like I was for Paul Rusesabagina, but at the end of the day it's still all make-believe and you still are trying as realistically as you can to depict these characters. Don Cheadle bashercallcharacter share on social
I understand what's it like to work all week and on Friday night just want to go and leave your brain at the door, buy some popcorn and be thrilled by something. Don Cheadle brainbuydoor Change image and share on social
I imagine it was much different in the 1970s. That was the Renaissance for black actors, albeit in blaxploitation movies. There was a much greater preponderance of work then than there is now. Don Cheadle 1970sactoralbeit Change image and share on social
If people in this country think of Africa as a place with kids and flies swarming around their heads, then they won't understand that these people are you and you are them. Don Cheadle africacountryfly Change image and share on social
I hate it when, by page 30, I know what the lead's going to do and then what the bad guy's gonna do. Mostly it's just scripts by the numbers where nothing's surprising, nothing's interesting. Don Cheadle badgonnaguy Change image and share on social
So often when Black men have to play roles on TV, we're either the noble savage or we're completely a savage, and there's no nuance. Don Cheadle blackcompletelyman Change image and share on social