You look up to your parents and you want them to accept you,
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Anand Thakur
You look up to your parents and you want them to accept you,
ADEPERO ODUYEI feel like they’re talking about someone else we both know.
ADEPERO ODUYEI would come to L.A. for a job, but I love New York.
ADEPERO ODUYEI think L.A. is beautiful.
ADEPERO ODUYEIt’s a surreal experience.
ADEPERO ODUYEI want to tell authentic, real stories with real characters.
ADEPERO ODUYESo you do things to make them proud and accept you.
ADEPERO ODUYEI’m in awe of how grounded Ms. Tyson is and how her performances can be different but the same.
ADEPERO ODUYESo 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.
ADEPERO ODUYEMy first audition was an open call and I had no picture and no resume
ADEPERO ODUYEShe can switch up the delivery, but it’s still with the right intention.
ADEPERO ODUYEAt 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.
ADEPERO ODUYEI 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.
ADEPERO ODUYEI love that you can watch a film and 10 years later still be affected.
ADEPERO ODUYEShe’s been doing Trip to Bountiful for four months, and it still feels real.
ADEPERO ODUYEMy intention is to do more films.
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