[Harriet Tubman] lived such a full, complex, and irrefutably-dynamic life that all the craft in the world would be insufficient in honoring her legacy.
AISHA HINDS[Harriet Tubman] lived such a full, complex, and irrefutably-dynamic life that all the craft in the world would be insufficient in honoring her legacy.
AISHA HINDSI think we’re in a time that calls for that level of courage, that level of resolve.
AISHA HINDSHer 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.
AISHA HINDSThe second season of Underground does explore Canada’s role in providing a welcoming place for the thousands who were in danger of being captured and returned to their owners, and those who escaped by way of rerouting beyond the American borders.
AISHA HINDSUnderstanding 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.
AISHA HINDSIt was also incredibly serendipitous that I would later learn I shared a birthday with Whoop [Goldberg ].
AISHA HINDSI felt validated and valued , and here was this woman [Whoopi Goldberg ] inside my television screen who gave me a voice.
AISHA HINDS[I want to be remembered] as a small piece of the puzzle sent here to serve a bigger picture.
AISHA HINDSWhen you understand the purpose [of life], then you can deal and journey through the obstacles, the rejections, the stops and starts, highs-and-lows with a different lens because you know that you’re moving in what you’re supposed to do.
AISHA HINDSEven 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.
AISHA HINDSThe artistry on the show [ Underground] is apparent in each episode. From the riveting writing to the purposeful and precise direction.
AISHA HINDSSo that when it was time to shoot I could hopefully exhale [ Harriet Tubman ].
AISHA HINDSRosa Parks was primed, she had the Civil Rights Movement behind her, she didn’t just decide to sit on the bus, it was strategic.
AISHA HINDSStudy 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.
AISHA HINDSRemakes are awesome, especially when it honors yet adds a new component or dimension to the original.
AISHA HINDSI was literally reduced to basic breath and blinks while she inhabited my vessel and told her story through me.
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