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So you do things to make them proud and accept you.

Adepero Oduye

I was going to go to med school. My father’s dream was that all of his kids become doctors.
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Anand Thakur
I’m in awe of how grounded Ms. Tyson is and how her performances can be different but the same.
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Anand Thakur
Her words are effortless in terms of their meaning and how she inhabits them.
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Effortless Inhabit Meaning Term Word
I realized in school I didn’t like it. When he died, it was like a wake-up call.
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Anand Thakur
The reason why I found acting is because my father passed away.
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Acting Dream Father Found Life Passed Short
I would come to L.A. for a job, but I love New York.
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Country Job Love
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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Film Power Range Recognize Show Somebody Wide
She’s been doing Trip to Bountiful for four months, and it still feels real.
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Bountiful Doing Feel Month Real Still
She’s pretty amazing.
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Anand Thakur
That’s how clueless I was. I just thought I could show up.
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Anand Thakur
I love that you can watch a film and 10 years later still be affected.
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Anand Thakur
I had to say something. Kelly’s nomination would go against who President Obama is.
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Anand Thakur
And you don’t want them to look at you in a negative light.
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Anand Thakur
There are conservative people in all colours in America.
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All Colour Conservative Country People
During the first show, I was like, “Wow, I’m onstage with Ms. Tyson!”
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Anand Thakur
You look up to your parents and you want them to accept you,
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Anand Thakur

So you do things to make them proud and accept you.

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