During the first show, I was like, “Wow, I’m onstage with Ms. Tyson!”
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.
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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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She’s been doing Trip to Bountiful for four months, and it still feels real.
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She can switch up the delivery, but it’s still with the right intention.
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Everybody has been amazing, and the energy is really beautiful. I’m replacing my friend Condola
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Her words are effortless in terms of their meaning and how she inhabits them.
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So you do things to make them proud and accept you.
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My first audition was an open call and I had no picture and no resume
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I feel like they’re talking about someone else we both know.
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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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I think L.A. is beautiful.
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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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And you don’t want them to look at you in a negative light.
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I want to tell authentic, real stories with real characters.
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I just find it hard to believe that anyone would stop me to share how much they loved something that I was a part of.
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It’s a surreal experience.
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