I think we’re in a time that calls for that level of courage, that level of resolve.
AISHA HINDSThere will be a wealth of facts revealed and revisited in [Underground] pertaining to Harriet Tubman.
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Canada was certainly an additional option for the many traveling the treacherous terrain of the Underground Railroad in pursuit of what was perceived as “freedom.”
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Understanding that what it is that you’re doing isn’t limited to the roles and the rejection, it’s bigger than that, it’s about your purpose in life.
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[Harriet Tubman] is a legend, an icon, a soldier on the side of justice, a spiritual warrior, and a servant of God.
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Rosa Parks was primed, she had the Civil Rights Movement behind her, she didn’t just decide to sit on the bus, it was strategic.
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Remakes are awesome, especially when it honors yet adds a new component or dimension to the original.
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Learning about her and the layers of her helps you to see that the same woman who holds a gun and an axe felt feelings for a man.
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You know, to be completely disgusted with injustice to the point that you will have to take some huge leaps of faith. And it may take one person leading many.
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That is a huge part of my excitement, the fact that this generation will get such a beautifully-detailed introduction to a hero and icon that has largely lived in a few pages of our history books and in one-dimensional photographs.
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So that when it was time to shoot I could hopefully exhale [ Harriet Tubman ].
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[I want to be remembered] as a small piece of the puzzle sent here to serve a bigger picture.
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Once the Fugitive Slave Act took effect, the Northern states were no longer safe for those who managed to escape from being enslaved.
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There will be a wealth of facts revealed and revisited in [Underground] pertaining to Harriet Tubman.
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But truthfully, we have so many stories, lives and subjects to explore that I’d love to keep pushing towards new knowledge.
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I walked away from the craft because I wanted to know that this is what I was supposed to do with my life.
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When that drone shot carried us through the main house with Rosalie, played so unflinchingly-brilliantly by Jurnee Smollett Bell, I signed on for the ride.
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One of the first memories I have was watching Whoopi Goldberg perform her one-woman show on Broadway on HBO.
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She moved seamlessly through an array of spirited and soul-stirring characters, each one holding a mirror up to me and allowing me in many ways to see a reflection of myself on screen.
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Study and know that we are always a student of the craft well after we’ve completed any course of study… and approach the work as a servant, not a star.
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The show [Shots Fired] is an autopsy of our criminal justice system.
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Very early on in this process though I studied acting in high school and college, soon after graduation,
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Learning about all these elements and aspects of her was mind-blowing and educational for me as a woman because I have to sometimes remind people that have known me for years.
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Thank God for Canada! In the context of this narrative [in Underground] and beyond.
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[Harriet Tubman] spoke passionately about her parents, her friends, shared stories about her childhood.
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I almost believe that Harriet Tubman asked God for a leave like, “I’m gonna need to go back down there and take care of some things. They’re in trouble.”
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As well as the one of the baddest women to literally ever walk the land. I surrendered to her spirit.
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The artistry on the show [ Underground] is apparent in each episode. From the riveting writing to the purposeful and precise direction.
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