I realized in school I didn’t like it. When he died, it was like a wake-up call.
ADEPERO ODUYESo 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.
More Adepero Oduye Quotes
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I love that you can watch a film and 10 years later still be affected.
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I would come to L.A. for a job, but I love New York.
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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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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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I want to tell authentic, real stories with real characters.
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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 had to say something. Kelly’s nomination would go against who President Obama is.
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You look up to your parents and you want them to accept you,
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That’s how clueless I was. I just thought I could show up.
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She’s been doing Trip to Bountiful for four months, and it still feels real.
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The reason why I found acting is because my father passed away.
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So you do things to make them proud and accept you.
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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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My intention is to do more films.
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