I had to say something. Kelly’s nomination would go against who President Obama is.
ADEPERO ODUYEShe’s been doing Trip to Bountiful for four months, and it still feels real.
More Adepero Oduye Quotes
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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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I realized in school I didn’t like it. When he died, it was like a wake-up call.
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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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Her words are effortless in terms of their meaning and how she inhabits them.
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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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You look up to your parents and you want them to 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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My intention is to do more films.
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My mother’s a pretty warm, open person.
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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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She can switch up the delivery, but it’s still with the right intention.
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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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She’s pretty amazing.
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I want to tell authentic, real stories with real characters.
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