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WATCH: Bokeem Woodbine On What Government Cheese Means To Him
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4/11/2025
Actor Bokeem Woodbine talks about what the term "Government Cheese" means to him.
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What does the title Government Cheese mean to you?
00:04
For me, Government Cheese evokes
00:07
sad and happy memories at the same time.
00:14
And personally, it's about aspiration.
00:19
It's about ambition.
00:21
It's about dreaming.
00:22
It's about believing in yourself
00:29
in spite of the circumstances
00:32
you might find yourself in at the time.
00:36
It's about actually 100% believing
00:41
with conviction in yourself and in your dreams,
00:45
no matter what reality might be trying
00:49
to tell you at that time.
00:52
That was perfect, my brother.
00:54
Thank you so much.
00:56
Appreciate you, Mr. Woodbine.
00:57
I can't wait for the world to see this show, man.
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