I have a Twitter handle, but I never sign on.
ADEPERO ODUYEIt’s a surreal experience.
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My intention is to do more films.
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I would come to L.A. for a job, but I love New York.
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Everybody has been amazing, and the energy is really beautiful. I’m replacing my friend Condola
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You look up to your parents and you want them to 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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So you do things to make them proud and accept you.
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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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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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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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During the first show, I was like, “Wow, I’m onstage with Ms. Tyson!”
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And I’m not sure if he [made his comments on Trayvon] because he was asked a question and he was trying to be diplomatic and neutral – that can’t happen.
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That’s how clueless I was. I just thought I could show up.
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She’s pretty amazing.
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Her words are effortless in terms of their meaning and how she inhabits them.
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I love that you can watch a film and 10 years later still be affected.
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