You look up to your parents and you want them to accept you,
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 assume Obama knows about stop and frisk, so this is not the person that should be the head of homeland security.
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I have a Twitter handle, but I never sign on.
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There are conservative people in all colours in America.
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That’s how clueless I was. I just thought I could show up.
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I feel like they’re talking about someone else we both know.
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She can switch up the delivery, but it’s still with the right intention.
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I think L.A. is beautiful.
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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 want to tell authentic, real stories with real characters.
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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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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 what you want art to do, to open people up and start conversations.
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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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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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Life is too short to do something you don’t want to do.
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