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That’s what you want art to do, to open people up and start conversations.

Adepero Oduye

I have a Twitter handle, but I never sign on.
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Anand Thakur
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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Effortless Inhabit Meaning Term Word
I love that you can watch a film and 10 years later still be affected.
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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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You look up to your parents and you want them to accept you,
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At the end of the day, if I can say that I had a career where I was able to play all different kinds of characters and I’m known as someone who is well-respected for my approach to the craft, that would be a beautiful life.
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Approach Beautiful Character Different Play
For everything Obama stands for and the things he’s said in the past in his books, especially with the Trayvon Martin thing
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Book Especially Everything Paas People President Said Stand Thing
I realized in school I didn’t like it. When he died, it was like a wake-up call.
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I grew up in New York and I’ve always lived here, so I look at myself as a regular person.
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I was going to go to med school. My father’s dream was that all of his kids become doctors.
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So everyone making sure that I’m OK has turned what could’ve been a very scary, nerve-racking and lonely experience into a supportive environment.
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Environment Everyone Experience Lonely Making Nerve Racking Turning
My mother’s a pretty warm, open person.
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And you don’t want them to look at you in a negative light.
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So you do things to make them proud and accept you.
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That’s how clueless I was. I just thought I could show up.
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Anand Thakur

That’s what you want art to do, to open people up and start conversations.

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