It was also incredibly serendipitous that I would later learn I shared a birthday with Whoop [Goldberg ].
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More Aisha Hinds Quotes
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It’s no mistake that Harriet Tubman is revisiting us, in different forms, right now, as we travel through a very contentious time in the world.
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I felt validated and valued , and here was this woman [Whoopi Goldberg ] inside my television screen who gave me a voice.
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I was literally reduced to basic breath and blinks while she inhabited my vessel and told her story through me.
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[Harriet Tubman] is a legend, an icon, a soldier on the side of justice, a spiritual warrior, and a servant of God.
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I had praying grandmothers who bathed me in “The Word” and filled the atmosphere with worship.
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The artistry on the show [ Underground] is apparent in each episode. From the riveting writing to the purposeful and precise direction.
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I did my homework, of course, by inhaling as much literature as was available to find.
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I became an instant fan of the show [Underground] seconds into the opening frames of the pilot.
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She moved seamlessly through an array of spirited and soul-stirring characters, each one holding a mirror up to me and allowing me in many ways to see a reflection of myself on screen.
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[I want to be remembered] as a small piece of the puzzle sent here to serve a bigger picture.
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I think we’re in a time that calls for that level of courage, that level of resolve.
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Thank God for Canada! In the context of this narrative [in Underground] and beyond.
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Though I developed my own personal spiritual relationship later in life, the foundation they laid is what my faith was built upon.
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Even in past relationships, that I’m still a woman, I still have vulnerabilities even though my aesthetic feels strong, powerful and full of all of the wisdom in the world, I’m still growing and becoming.
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The masterful work of the DP [Director of Photography] Kevin McKnight and his crew, and the layers and depths each actor goes to to ensure we the audience feel a human connection to these characters led me to sign my name on the dotted line.
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You know, to be completely disgusted with injustice to the point that you will have to take some huge leaps of faith. And it may take one person leading many.
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As well as the one of the baddest women to literally ever walk the land. I surrendered to her spirit.
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Understanding that what it is that you’re doing isn’t limited to the roles and the rejection, it’s bigger than that, it’s about your purpose in life.
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So that when it was time to shoot I could hopefully exhale [ Harriet Tubman ].
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The real truth is that [Harriet Tubman ] spirit is so powerful that it consumes you.
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The show [Shots Fired] is an autopsy of our criminal justice system.
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I am indebted to [my grandmothers] always for cradling me in the heart of Christ and encouraging my passion to press towards the mark of the high calling on my life, wherever that takes me.
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Study and know that we are always a student of the craft well after we’ve completed any course of study… and approach the work as a servant, not a star.
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Her spirit is one that we absolutely need today, as we face odds that are akin to the divisive and systemic oppression that we read about in our history books, but it’s taken on a modern-day articulation of itself.
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She was inspired by being sick and tired of the injustice she was experiencing and she knew she had a right to liberty or death.
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Learning about her and the layers of her helps you to see that the same woman who holds a gun and an axe felt feelings for a man.
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