WATCH: Bokeem Woodbine Discusses His Process On Selecting Movie Roles

Bokeem Woodbine tells ESSENCE about his process when selecting movie roles.

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00:00What's your process in choosing the roles that you decide to take on in your career currently?

00:06Oh, it's all about, you know, who's going to pay me the most money.

00:12I'm kidding. No, no, no. I'm constantly looking to push the envelope and spread out into different genres.

00:22Comedy, science fiction, historical characters, whenever I get a chance to.

00:30I'm always just looking to see what boxes I haven't ticked yet.

00:36And even if it's something that seems like I've already participated in this type of film before or played a role similar to this,

00:46what can I find different about this character?

00:52I'm always looking to expand.

00:56You know, it's easy to get comfortable in this industry and just kind of be the go to guy for this or, you know,

01:03you know, the guy who can rely upon and deliver this kind of that's very comfortable, well-paying,

01:11relatively easy way to go about it.

01:16But for me, I'm scared of that.

01:18I'm scared of getting comfortable.

01:19Like, I don't feel comfortable yet.

01:21I haven't found my niche.

01:22I haven't found my thing.

01:27So I'm still trying to expand.