…front of and behind the camera. Forest was front and center in the latest remake of the iconic tv mini-series, “Roots” as an actor and producer. He has a number of films and projects in the works, all with the top Hollywood talent.
Not only that, he also runs a world-peace organization that brings resources to marginalized communities.
“It’s important to me to connect with people, with feelings,” Whitaker continues. “That’s always been a goal in my work. In the beginning, that was the reason I was doing it, to find some connection with everyone, not as a movie star, but to find something in a character that would connect, that was part of the spirit that we’re all connected to. I don’t think about it in terms like that anymore, but I know I’m still guided to those kinds of projects, and I’ll always be guided to them. I’m not attracted to anything that doesn’t have to do with real relationships. I like fantasy, I like myth, and to me myth is even more connected to our core.”
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