The reason why I found acting is because my father passed away.
ADEPERO ODUYEEverybody has been amazing, and the energy is really beautiful. I’m replacing my friend Condola
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I 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.
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My first audition was an open call and I had no picture and no resume
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My mother’s a pretty warm, open person.
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That’s how clueless I was. I just thought I could show up.
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Everybody has been amazing, and the energy is really beautiful. I’m replacing my friend Condola
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Life is too short to do something you don’t want to do.
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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 think L.A. is beautiful.
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You look up to your parents and you want them to accept you,
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He passed away really young
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It’s a surreal experience.
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I realized in school I didn’t like it. When he died, it was like a wake-up call.
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So you do things to make them proud and accept you.
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That’s what you want art to do, to open people up and start conversations.
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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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