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WATCH: Bokeem Woodbine Discusses His Process On Selecting Movie Roles
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4/11/2025
Bokeem Woodbine tells ESSENCE about his process when selecting movie roles.
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What's your process in choosing the roles that you decide to take on in your career currently?
00:06
Oh, it's all about, you know, who's going to pay me the most money.
00:12
I'm kidding. No, no, no. I'm constantly looking to push the envelope and spread out into different genres.
00:22
Comedy, science fiction, historical characters, whenever I get a chance to.
00:30
I'm always just looking to see what boxes I haven't ticked yet.
00:36
And 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,
00:46
what can I find different about this character?
00:52
I'm always looking to expand.
00:56
You know, it's easy to get comfortable in this industry and just kind of be the go to guy for this or, you know,
01:03
you know, the guy who can rely upon and deliver this kind of that's very comfortable, well-paying,
01:11
relatively easy way to go about it.
01:16
But for me, I'm scared of that.
01:18
I'm scared of getting comfortable.
01:19
Like, I don't feel comfortable yet.
01:21
I haven't found my niche.
01:22
I haven't found my thing.
01:27
So I'm still trying to expand.
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