I would come to L.A. for a job, but I love New York.
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Anand Thakur
I would come to L.A. for a job, but I love New York.
ADEPERO ODUYEI was reading the paper and saw a cartoon with Ray Kelly frisking Obama, and I was like “Wait, what’s happening?” so I Googled it.
ADEPERO ODUYEThat’s how clueless I was. I just thought I could show up.
ADEPERO ODUYEShe can switch up the delivery, but it’s still with the right intention.
ADEPERO ODUYEI feel like they’re talking about someone else we both know.
ADEPERO ODUYEFor everything Obama stands for and the things he’s said in the past in his books, especially with the Trayvon Martin thing
ADEPERO ODUYEYou look up to your parents and you want them to accept you,
ADEPERO ODUYEThere are conservative people in all colours in America.
ADEPERO ODUYEMy first audition was an open call and I had no picture and no resume
ADEPERO ODUYEAnd you don’t want them to look at you in a negative light.
ADEPERO ODUYEMy mother’s a pretty warm, open person.
ADEPERO ODUYEI grew up in New York and I’ve always lived here, so I look at myself as a regular person.
ADEPERO ODUYEI was going to go to med school. My father’s dream was that all of his kids become doctors.
ADEPERO ODUYEShe’s been doing Trip to Bountiful for four months, and it still feels real.
ADEPERO ODUYEWhen somebody recognizes me from the film – and it can be a wide range of people, which shows the power of film
ADEPERO ODUYEI’m in awe of how grounded Ms. Tyson is and how her performances can be different but the same.
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