My mother’s a pretty warm, open person.
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.
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During the first show, I was like, “Wow, I’m onstage with Ms. Tyson!”
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My first audition was an open call and I had no picture and no resume
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So 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.
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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 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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That’s what you want art to do, to open people up and start conversations.
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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’s pretty amazing.
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Life is too short to do something you don’t want to do.
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I want to tell authentic, real stories with real characters.
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I would come to L.A. for a job, but I love New York.
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I have a Twitter handle, but I never sign on.
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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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