She’s been doing Trip to Bountiful for four months, and it still feels real.
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Anand Thakur
She’s been doing Trip to Bountiful for four months, and it still feels real.
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When somebody recognizes me from the film – and it can be a wide range of people, which shows the power of film
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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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My intention is to do more films.
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The reason why I found acting is because my father passed away.
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I think L.A. is beautiful.
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There are conservative people in all colours in America.
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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 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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It’s a surreal experience.
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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 you don’t want them to look at you in a negative light.
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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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My first audition was an open call and I had no picture and no resume
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I want to tell authentic, real stories with real characters.
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