The reason why I found acting is because my father passed away.
ADEPERO ODUYEMy first audition was an open call and I had no picture and no resume
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It’s a surreal experience.
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I want to tell authentic, real stories with real characters.
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Life is too short to do something you don’t want to do.
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He passed away really young
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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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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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So you do things to make them proud and accept you.
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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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I had to say something. Kelly’s nomination would go against who President Obama is.
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I would come to L.A. for a job, but I love New York.
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There are conservative people in all colours in America.
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She can switch up the delivery, but it’s still with the right intention.
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Her words are effortless in terms of their meaning and how she inhabits them.
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