He passed away really young
ADEPERO ODUYEIt’s a surreal experience.
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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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I would come to L.A. for a job, but I love New York.
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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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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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That’s how clueless I was. I just thought I could show up.
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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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So you do things to make them proud and accept you.
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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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Her words are effortless in terms of their meaning and how she inhabits them.
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My intention is to do more films.
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You look up to your parents and you want them to accept you,
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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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Life is too short to do something you don’t want to do.
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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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She’s been doing Trip to Bountiful for four months, and it still feels real.
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