I love that you can watch a film and 10 years later still be affected.
ADEPERO ODUYEShe’s pretty amazing.
More Adepero Oduye Quotes
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My intention is to do more films.
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That’s how clueless I was. I just thought I could show up.
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I just find it hard to believe that anyone would stop me to share how much they loved something that I was a part of.
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My mother’s a pretty warm, open person.
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For everything Obama stands for and the things he’s said in the past in his books, especially with the Trayvon Martin thing
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I assume Obama knows about stop and frisk, so this is not the person that should be the head of homeland security.
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I feel like they’re talking about someone else we both know.
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I grew up in New York and I’ve always lived here, so I look at myself as a regular person.
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And I’m not sure if he [made his comments on Trayvon] because he was asked a question and he was trying to be diplomatic and neutral – that can’t happen.
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So you do things to make them proud and accept you.
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When somebody recognizes me from the film – and it can be a wide range of people, which shows the power of film
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Her words are effortless in terms of their meaning and how she inhabits them.
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You look up to your parents and you want them to accept you,
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She’s been doing Trip to Bountiful for four months, and it still feels real.
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And you don’t want them to look at you in a negative light.
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