I would come to L.A. for a job, but I love New York.
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Anand Thakur
I would come to L.A. for a job, but I love New York.
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During the first show, I was like, “Wow, I’m onstage with Ms. Tyson!”
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My first audition was an open call and I had no picture and no resume
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You look up to your parents and you want them to accept you,
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She can switch up the delivery, but it’s still with the right intention.
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I want to tell authentic, real stories with real characters.
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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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I feel like they’re talking about someone else we both know.
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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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I was going to go to med school. My father’s dream was that all of his kids become doctors.
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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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That’s what you want art to do, to open people up and start conversations.
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Her words are effortless in terms of their meaning and how she inhabits them.
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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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He passed away really young
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Life is too short to do something you don’t want to do.
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