I love that you can watch a film and 10 years later still be affected.
ADEPERO ODUYEI love that you can watch a film and 10 years later still be affected.
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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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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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That’s how clueless I was. I just thought I could show up.
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During the first show, I was like, “Wow, I’m onstage with Ms. Tyson!”
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I had to say something. Kelly’s nomination would go against who President Obama is.
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It’s a surreal experience.
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My mother’s a pretty warm, open person.
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I want to tell authentic, real stories with real characters.
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I’m in awe of how grounded Ms. Tyson is and how her performances can be different but the same.
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And you don’t want them to look at you in a negative light.
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You look up to your parents and you want them to accept you,
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I think L.A. is beautiful.
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Her words are effortless in terms of their meaning and how she inhabits them.
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I just find it hard to believe that anyone would stop me to share how much they loved something that I was a part of.
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