Chadwick Boseman

Birthday: 29 November 1976, Anderson, South Carolina, USA

Height: 183 cm

Chadwick Boseman was born on November 29, 1976 in Anderson, South Carolina, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Captain America: Civil War (2016), 42 (2013) and Get on Up (2014). Chadwick died on August 29th 2020 of colon cancer after being diagnosed in 2016

As an African-American actor, a lot of our stories haven't been told.

[on meeting Hank Aaron] When he came to the set, it was like having Jackie Robinson there. I think h...Show more »

[on meeting Hank Aaron] When he came to the set, it was like having Jackie Robinson there. I think he looked up to Jackie, and he experienced some similar conflicts. He was able to give me insights into how he approached the home run record, and it was a difficult time for him as well. He's like a grandfather, such a gentle spirit. Every time I got to meet him, it just put me in a good place. Show less «

I would love to play Jimi Hendrix.

In TV, you're basically shooting an episode in 10 to 14 days; 14 days is a luxury situation. And in ...Show more »

In TV, you're basically shooting an episode in 10 to 14 days; 14 days is a luxury situation. And in film, you have anywhere from a month to three months, or it can be even longer than that, depending on what the production is. Show less «

In television you don't have a lot of time to spend with the role or the script. Typically you get a...Show more »

In television you don't have a lot of time to spend with the role or the script. Typically you get a script a week prior to shooting. Sometimes it's even less time, not enough time to dream about the role. Show less «

I love all types of music. Jazz, classical, blues, rock, hip-hop. I often write scripts to instrumen...Show more »

I love all types of music. Jazz, classical, blues, rock, hip-hop. I often write scripts to instrumentals like a hip-hop artist. Music inspires me to write. It's either music playing or completely silent. Sometimes distant sound fuels you. In New York there's always a buzzing beneath you. Show less «

I know that baseball players have certain rituals or habits that they develop, because sometimes it ...Show more »

I know that baseball players have certain rituals or habits that they develop, because sometimes it becomes somewhat superstitious if they get on a streak and want to do the same thing over and over again. Show less «

[on making "42"] What I loved about being on the field is that there's this sort of meditative aspec...Show more »

[on making "42"] What I loved about being on the field is that there's this sort of meditative aspect to it. You have to be calm, and you can't be inside your head. That's the beauty of what Jackie Robinson did - you take a sport where, if you're in your head, you make mistake after mistake, and failing is what you do most of the time. Then you add all the other stuff going on around you, and you still manage to succeed? That's really what was amazing about it, and I didn't understand that until I was practicing it every day. Show less «

Some people would view Jackie Robinson as a very safe African-American, a docile figure who had a te...Show more »

Some people would view Jackie Robinson as a very safe African-American, a docile figure who had a tendency to try to get along with everyone, and when you look at his history, you learn that he has this fire that allows him to take this punishment but also figure out savvy ways of giving it back. Show less «

I started out as a writer and a director. I started acting because I wanted to know how to relate to...Show more »

I started out as a writer and a director. I started acting because I wanted to know how to relate to the actors. When people ask me what I do, I don't really say that I'm an actor, because actors often wait for someone to give them roles. Show less «

When you're doing a character, you want to know the full landscape. You want to know them spirituall...Show more »

When you're doing a character, you want to know the full landscape. You want to know them spiritually, mentally and physically. Show less «

I played Little League baseball, but I also played basketball. Basketball was my primary sport. When...Show more »

I played Little League baseball, but I also played basketball. Basketball was my primary sport. When you play basketball seriously, a lot of times, through the summer season, you continue playing. So that replaced me playing baseball. Show less «

I majored in directing. However, I did spend some time at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black...Show more »

I majored in directing. However, I did spend some time at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, so I am somewhat well-versed in African Studies. Show less «

I'm an artist. Artists don't need permission to work. Regardless of whether I'm acting or not, I wri...Show more »

I'm an artist. Artists don't need permission to work. Regardless of whether I'm acting or not, I write. I write when I'm tired in fact, because I believe your most pure thoughts surface. Show less «

As a director, it is important to understand the actor's process.

Every year, Hollywood is looking for that new, white leading man and new white starlet that audience...Show more »

Every year, Hollywood is looking for that new, white leading man and new white starlet that audiences fall in love with. But they're not looking for the next Denzel Washington, Will Smith or Sidney Poitier. Show less «

People have said, 'You don't need to do any more biopics. You don't need to play any more real peopl...Show more »

People have said, 'You don't need to do any more biopics. You don't need to play any more real people.' I don't agree with that. Show less «

Sometimes when you're acting, you only need a little bit of something to sort of channel or, you kno...Show more »

Sometimes when you're acting, you only need a little bit of something to sort of channel or, you know, transport into a place. Show less «

Guys are natural problem solvers - they like to have strategies.

When I met Rachel Robinson for the first time, she is a regal woman, and she was like a grandmother ...Show more »

When I met Rachel Robinson for the first time, she is a regal woman, and she was like a grandmother in that first meeting. Show less «

I'm the kind of guy who comes home and checks scores for everything. I'm a sports fan in general, so...Show more »

I'm the kind of guy who comes home and checks scores for everything. I'm a sports fan in general, so I pretty much keep up with who's ahead in a division and everything that's going on. Show less «

I think there's a difference between a working actor, a movie star and a celebrity. They're all thre...Show more »

I think there's a difference between a working actor, a movie star and a celebrity. They're all three different things. Show less «

You have to cherish things in a different way when you know the clock is ticking, you are under pres...Show more »

You have to cherish things in a different way when you know the clock is ticking, you are under pressure. Show less «

[on his lead role as Jackie Robinson in the biopic 42 (2013) ] The story is relevant because we stil...Show more »

[on his lead role as Jackie Robinson in the biopic 42 (2013) ] The story is relevant because we still stand on his shoulders. He started something - I would even say maybe he didn't even start it, it started before him. But he carried the torch. And he carried it alone for a period of time before other people could help him. Show less «