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Boris Kodjoe

"Gospel artists are messengers; they are vessels of a message."

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A.E. Samaan

"A record deal doesn't make you an artist; you make yourself an artist."

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A.E. Samaan

"It's about finding great artists and being part of their careers."

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A.E. Samaan

"Fans are my favorite thing in the world. I've never been the type of artist who has that line drawn between their friends and their fans. The line's always been really blurred for me. I'll hang out with them after the show. I'll hang out with them before the show. If I see them in the mall, I'll stand there and talk to them for 10 minutes."

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A.E. Samaan

"Yeah, I really like being alive. But I definitely don't have any intentions as an artist."

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A.E. Samaan

"The industry is a menace to artists."

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A.E. Samaan

"I strongly suggest that we play down basics like who influenced whom, and instead study the way the influence is transformed, in other words: how the artist made it his own."

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A.E. Samaan

"These are all voluntary resources which help parents sort out the choices without infringing on the artists' rights to free speech, which is something that we respect."

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A.E. Samaan

"Negroes at last were on Broadway, and there to stay. We were artists and we were going a long way."

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A.E. Samaan

"An artist can be truly evaluated only after he is dead. At the very 11th hour, he might do something that will eclipse everything else."

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A.E. Samaan

"I think they want to keep it separate, but I've never been a crossover artist for some reason."

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Boris Kodjoe
"Let's say black, the whole black religious experience, here, is very impressive to me, because when I first arrived I realized that people carry their faith with so much pride."

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Boris Kodjoe
"You can be very independent, but admit to wanting somebody close to you and that's what me and my wife have. We don't need each other but we want to be with each other and I think it's important to educate the kids with that."

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Boris Kodjoe
"I know I can act and it doesn't matter where you come from."

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Boris Kodjoe
"The Southern Baptist Church is a specific culture in itself. So, I had to study, talk to people, watch tape and go to performances to see how Gospel artists move compared to secular artists."

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Boris Kodjoe
"I'm in the booth and first of all, I'm from Germany and I had never heard a gospel in my life."

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Boris Kodjoe
"Some of the best actors in the world are very exterior actors, Anthony Hopkins being one of them. He knows exactly how to turn his face to get a certain expression. He knows exactly what to do with eyes, and with his voice. It's very exterior."

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Boris Kodjoe
"We're very open and outspoken about our faith and our beliefs. We also talk about our doubts, our moments of insecurities. We talk about it all day, how we're inspired by God. We recognize little miracles every day, and that's how we're raising our daughter."

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Boris Kodjoe
"Secular artists see themselves with performance; they are more self involved, presentational."

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Boris Kodjoe
"I love the fact that we, as black people, carry our faith with us. We share it and embrace it and love it and talk about it because we talk about everything else and why not that and that was the first impression that I had that really touched me."

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Boris Kodjoe
"As part of my relationship with my wife and my daughter, and we share everything and talk about everything."

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