in recent years. Snipes is fully aware of the status of his career as well as the importance of Finest to him at this juncture.

“I’d say it is a comeback to good quality work and quality talent, people who really care about the craft,” says the actor. “I love doing action films and I’ve been trying to elevate the quality of them by bringing some drama and character development to them, but that usually falls on deaf ears. But this was a great opportunity to come back and get an opportunity to work with an ensemble, which took me back to my theater days. Really, it was a test to see if my skills are still on par. I had no problem playing the supporting character. I think that’s a good way for all actors to see where you’re at because you can become lazy always being the star. You can develop a lot of bad habits. It’s like a fighter or an athlete; you have to be around those at the top of their game so that you can measure yourself against them.”

Then he flashed a wide smile. It’s obvious Snipes is happy to be back in the game.

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