Laz Alonso Quotes

• When you are really in love, you become vulnerable, and insecurities come out of nowhere.

  Laz Alonso

  Love You, Insecurity, Vulnerable

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Just because you fall in love with someone doesn't mean that your families are going to fall in love with each other.

  Laz Alonso

  Falling In Love, Fall, Mean

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• I want to play roles that I'm proud of, that I feel a certain integrity about, and I want to continue to be truthful in the work that I do.

  Laz Alonso

  Integrity, Play, Roles

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• As an actor, the last thing you ever want to end up on is just a procedural show where you're just a talking head. There's nothing worse than just spitting out words. Words interrupt performance. Performance is king in my world, when it comes to why I'm in this business.

  Laz Alonso

  World

  Source: collider.com

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• There is a little bit of me infused in every character I play.

  Laz Alonso

  Character, Play, Littles

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Being able to travel and see the world really makes me appreciate the blessings in my life. There are so many people that will never get a chance to see some of the things that I've seen during my travels. I'll never take that for granted.

  Laz Alonso

  Blessing, People, Appreciate

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I'm flattered that women think that I'm sexy.

  Laz Alonso

  Sexy, Thinking, Flattered

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• I've been very blessed to work in some films that I'm very proud of. When you're going to commit yourself to a series, to a certain degree, you're almost saying, "Okay, some of these opportunities, I'm just not going to be available for," so it has to be something that you really, really are passionate about.

  Laz Alonso

  Blessed, Opportunity, Passionate

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• As Africans Americans we often think about the tragic stories associated with our lineage, but there are a lot of triumphs. Traveling helps you learn about other aspects of our history, like the story of Christ the Redeemer. It's empowering and inspiring.

  Laz Alonso

  Thinking, Empowering, Triumph

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• Eventually one day I want to direct, but as of right now my next cap that I'm looking for is the producer cap.

  Laz Alonso

  One Day, Want, Next

  Biography/Person Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• Miracle at St. Anna.' I was challenged by Spike Lee. When he offered me the film, he looked me square in the eye and said, 'You start this film off and you end this film. I don't want a dry eye in the theatre. Can you pull that off?' He was dead serious.

  Laz Alonso

  Eye, Squares, Miracle

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• I love that period, between the '20s and the '60s. I love doing period pieces, and those eras are my favorite period in time, music wise, and the elegance and the way of being.

  Laz Alonso

  Wise, Pieces, Way

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• I think the biggest lesson that I take from 'Avatar' on any set that I go to is just work ethic. Working with Jim Cameron, you're used to working very, very long days and you're very meticulous about details. He's very, very picky about little details, little character-isms and things.

  Laz Alonso

  Character, Thinking, Long

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• I like speed, so I like taking the jet skis out and hitting the water, or hitting the lake. In the winter, unfortunately, I used to ski a lot but I haven't been able to ski in the past few years because thank God I've been working, so that's a good reason not to.

  Laz Alonso

  Winter, Past, Lakes

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• I'm a martial artist. I've boxed all my life. I work out. I studied Hwarangdo, which is a Korean style.

  Laz Alonso

  Artist, Work Out, Style

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• You know, I think a lot of times what happens when we as actors know we're playing a bad guy is we get into bad guy mode. You know what, man? In real life, bad people do good things too and good people do bad things. So you don't necessarily have to be the stereotypical bad guy to still do bad things.

  Laz Alonso

  Real, Men, Thinking

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• There was a day where I was sitting at my desk, working 90-hour work weeks, in a suit, looking at a computer, with all these pitch books on my desk, and I just thought, "This can't be my life..."

  Laz Alonso

  Book, Sitting, Suits

  "Laz Alonso talks James Cameron's AVATAR - Could it be the first of a Trilogy?". Interview with Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub, collider.com. April 5, 2009.

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• Growing up in D.C. there are so many different types of educational and professional levels. They call D.C. 'Chocolate City' but just because we're all chocolate doesn't mean we're all the same. In D.C., everyone co-exists harmoniously but the lines are still drawn. And people don't really step over those lines.

  Laz Alonso

  Growing Up, Educational, Mean

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• My entire life, I've always known that I wanted to be a performer, but I didn't know exactly how, where or when. I never learned or studied the craft, formally. I grew up doing martial arts and playing piano. But, something inside of me always said that I was going to do this, as far back as I can remember.

  Laz Alonso

  Art, Piano, Crafts

  "Laz Alonso talks James Cameron's AVATAR - Could it be the first of a Trilogy?". Interview with Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub, collider.com. April 5, 2009.

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• It's funny because when I got 'Jarhead' and 'Avatar' and all those movies, 'Leprechaun' still to this day airs on BET. I was thinking, 'Will they just let it go? I finally have a body of work that can speak much better to what I can do than just Leprechaun.

  Laz Alonso

  Thinking, Air, Let It Go

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• I'm a big fan of 'Star Wars.' Some of the most iconic characters of 'Star Wars,' we didn't see their faces but to this day you can say Jabba the Hutt or Darth Vader and people know what you mean around the world.

  Laz Alonso

  Stars, War, Character

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• 'Fast & Furious' is a well-oiled machine. Those guys really know what they're doing. The guys that work behind the scenes are just as important as the ones in front of the cameras. They are car enthusiasts. They live and breathe this world.

  Laz Alonso

  Car, Guy, Important

  "Laz Alonso talks James Cameron's AVATAR - Could it be the first of a Trilogy?". Interview with Steve "Frosty" Weintraub, collider.com. April 5, 2009.

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• You may have seen me in movies like 'Fast & Furious' and 'Avatar.' But I wouldn't have been able to do any of that without hard work and determination. You can accomplish anything if you just stay out of trouble and do the right things.

  Laz Alonso

  Determination, Hard Work, May

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• I love HGTV. I love working on my house and have really been bit by the 'luxury remodeling' bug. 'Million Dollar Rooms,' 'Million Dollar Listing'... any show that can give me design inspiration, I soak it in and try my hand at it. Home Depot is my second home!

  Laz Alonso

  Inspiration, Home, Hands

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• I've been very blessed to work in some films that I'm very proud of.

  Laz Alonso

  Blessed, Proud, Film

  "Laz Alonso and Domenick Lombardozzi Exclusive Interview BREAKOUT KINGS". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. March 3, 2011.

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