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The Most Interesting Thing About Acting Is When You Go To The Dark Places, That's A Lot Of Energy. When You Go To The Happiest Places, It's Also A Lot Of Energy.

With Django Unchained, When You're Dealing With Slavery, It's Like A Gymnastics Routine With The Highest Amount Of Difficulty. Quentin Tarantino Is Not Going To Do A Movie That's Just Going To Lay There And Be Safe. There's Going To Be Twists And Flips.

Having A Stage Name Is Like Having A Superman Complex. I Go Into The Telephone Booth As Eric Bishop And Come Out As Jamie Foxx.

I Didn't Have A Knee-jerk Reaction Like Some People Did To The Language And The Violence. My Stepfather Was A History Teacher At Lincoln High School In Dallas. So, I Was Already Familiar With The N-word And The Brutality Of Slavery. What I Was Drawn To Was The Love Story Between Django And Broomhilda And How He Defends And Gets The Girl In The End. I Thought It Was Just An Amazing And Courageous Project.

We Can't Wave A Magic Wand And Get Rid Of Any Of These People's Problems, But What They Want Is They Want To Be Heard.