John Boyega Covers The September Issue Of Men’s Health

John Boyega is on the cover of the new issue of Men’s Health magazine. The actor is on the cover of the magazine’s September issue to promote a slew of new films, including Breaking. Highlights from his interview are below.

On living a positive life: “You have two options as an artist. Fixate on your fatigue or acknowledge that you’ve arrived and express your extreme gratitude. When I was broke and no casting director wanted to see me, if someone said, ‘We’re going to fly you out tomorrow, take care of your hotel, shoot a Men’s Health cover, then fly you back,’ I would’ve cried with joy. Yeah, I just got off a flight, but that’s what the rappers sing about. I’m living it.”

On his parents immigrating from Nigeria to London: “My mom and dad will always be my heroes, because at the end of the day, man, they made the fundamental choice moving from Nigeria, coming over to London. If they didn’t make that choice, I don’t think any of us would be here.”

On what he listens to at the gym: “I’ve got a confession. I rarely listen to music with lyrics in the gym. I listen to movie scores. . . . I love Hans Zimmer. I love Harry Gregson-Williams. It’s harder to run on the treadmill when Drake is talking about being on the jet. The workouts I do [are] hard. I need me some motivation.”

You can check out even more from his interview here. Breaking opens in theaters on August 26, 2022 while The Woman King opens in theaters on September 16.