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For all the claims that we now live in a society free of racism, the tragedies that presently overwhelm us are a stiff dose of reality.
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Claim Racism Reality Society Tragedy
In my culture, death is not the end, it’s more of a stepping off point.
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Culture Death Point Step
We live in a world where people can ridicule you at the push of the button. They can question you at the push of a button.
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Button Live People Push Question World
I try to look at every role the same way, regardless of whether the character is real or the character is a fantasy. I always start from myself, because you have to know yourself first.
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Actor Character Fantasy Myself Regard Role Yourself
I would love to have an ocean of love right now. That said, the number-one rule of acting is, ‘Do not seek approval from the audience.’ People don’t realize that. You can’t do stuff to get applause. You have to live in the truth.
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Acting Applause Approve Audience Love Number Ocean People Realize Rule Truth
Nobody has to give me permission to write.
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One Liner Permission Writing
I think you realize how much you need to have people that you love. It’s not as much about them loving you – it’s about you needing to love people.
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Love Need People Realize
When you play characters, you shouldn’t just be putting on their characteristics – you should be finding it inside yourself.
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Character Characteristics Finding Movie Play Yourself
The industry looks for white actors and actresses, but it’s not the same for black actors. We have to really put the work in.
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Actor Actress Black Lives Matter Industry Work
I think the most stressful time of my life was when I was in New York, and I didn’t have money to pay my rent.
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Country Hard Time Life Money Pay Rent Stress Struggle Time
If we don’t learn from the mistakes of the past, we are doomed to repeat them in the future.
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Future Inspirational Mistake Past Repeat
Each movie you do about a real person is like a painting, and you choose certain things in the painting that you want to pull out and you want to show.
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Movie Painting Person Show
I often write scripts to instrumentals like a hip-hop artist. Music inspires me to write.
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Artist Instrument Music Script Writing
Been blessed to work with many strong, beautiful women.
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Blessing Movie Strong Women Work
A superhero movie is only as great as its villains.
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Hero Movie Villain
One of the first things I was taught as an actor was, ‘Don’t judge the character.’
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Actor Character Judgment

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