Chadwick Boseman — American Actor born on December 29, 1982,

Chadwick Aaron Boseman is an American actor, screenwriter, and playwright. He is best known for portraying Jackie Robinson in 42 and James Brown in Get on Up. He also had roles in the television series Lincoln Heights and Persons Unknown, and the films The Express and Draft Day. He is set to play Black Panther in the films Captain America: Civil War, scheduled for release in 2016, and Black Panther, scheduled for 2018... (wikipedia)

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.
When you're doing a character, you want to know the full landscape. You want to know them spiritually, mentally and physically.
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.
I think there's a difference between a working actor, a movie star and a celebrity. They're all three different things.
Guys are natural problem solvers - they like to have strategies.