American Idol
Idol Gives Back 2008
Wednesday 9 April 2008 on FOX

Idol Gives Back is a music celebration raising awareness and benefiting various U.S. and international charities. This year's event will be bigger and more ambitious than ever, and will feature incredible international artists and sports stars including Bono, Brad Pitt, Reese Witherspoon, Miley...

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  external: Whitaker gets his star Apr 18, 2007 (Score: 88)
  

In 1995, 2004 and 2007, Forest was nominated for SAG Awards. In 1995, he was nominated for "Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries" for The Enemy Within. In 2004, Forest was nominated for "Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries" for Deacons for Defense. In 2007, he won the SAG Award for "Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role" for his movie The Last King of Scotland. (edit) In preparation for his role as the ruthless Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in The Last King of Scotland Forest visited Uganda. (edit) On April 17, 2007, Forest was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. (edit) In 2007, Forest won the ’Best Actor’ award at the British film awards for his portrayal of the Ugandan dictator, Idi Amin, in The Last King of Scotland. (edit) Forest has been nominated for a Golden Globe twice in the category of Best Actor in a Drama in a Motion Picture; in 1989 for Bird, and in 2006 for The Last King of Scotland which he won. (edit)

Forest: It is possible for a kid from east Texas, raised in south central LA and Carson, who believes in his dreams, commits himself to them with his heart, to touch them and to have them happen. (edit) Forest (on accepting his 2007 Best Actor Oscar): When I was a kid, the only way I saw movies was from the back seat of my family's car at the drive-in. It wasn't my reality to think I would be acting in movies, so receiving this honour tonight tells me that it's possible. (edit) Forest: My eye? It's a genetic thing. My dad had it and now I have it. You know, I just found out that it may be correctable a little bit, because it does impair my vision. When I look up, I lose sight in this eye. I think maybe for other people, it informs the way they see me. But I don't really think about this eye, other than the times people talk about it, or when people take photographs of me sometimes they might say stuff about it. I don't think it makes me look bad or anything. It just is. (edit) Forest (On his role in The Last King of Scotland): It was an experience that changed my life and my thoughts. I went there with the purpose of understanding what it was like to be Ugandan, and I wanted to understand the food, the life, the way they deal with children and wives and with authority figures. I sat with Idi Amin's brother underneath a big mango tree and he told me stories about what Idi was like and how he used to come to town and pull together soccer or rugby games. It all helped me with figuring out the way he behaved and the way he thought, so that 24 hours a day, even in my dreams, I was totally consumed by the character of Idi Amin. It wasn't until the movie was over that I decided I could let go of the character, so the first thing I did was take a shower because I figured I could wash him off by scrubbing myself. I was in a room by myself, so I started yelling to get his voice out of me and get my own voice back. (edit) Forest (On choosing studio or independent films): I go back and forth between indie and studio because I feel like it, not because I feel obligated to do one or the other. The only reason to make a decision like that is financial, you know, you can't live. That doesn't make my decision for me, I do what feels right for me. I'm not going to do a bad movie just because it's a studio movie or an indie film, and there are hordes of bad independent movies. People tend to think that indie movies are always good, but I've seen horrific ones, just as well as I've seen horrific studio films. So I just go by how I feel, it's the only way you can figure it out. Otherwise you get lost in the maze of trying to second guess the people, the studio, how you can make your career long or short. It's easy to get lost in this maze, called life, really, you know what I mean? (edit)

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