I was literally reduced to basic breath and blinks while she inhabited my vessel and told her story through me.
AISHA HINDSWhen 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.
More Aisha Hinds Quotes
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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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I went on to be inspired by many other artists and forms of art, and was soon directed to a place that would help harness my experiences and develop my voice within the craft, LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts in New York City.
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The second season of Underground does explore Canada’s role in providing a welcoming place for the thousands who were in danger of being captured and returned to their owners, and those who escaped by way of rerouting beyond the American borders.
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[Harriet Tubman] spoke passionately about her parents, her friends, shared stories about her childhood.
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An opportunity to honor the legacy of the lives drawn into the lines in my face, the broad of my nose.
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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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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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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 did my homework, of course, by inhaling as much literature as was available to find.
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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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Harriet Tubman didn’t have strategy meetings or a movement behind her, she was the movement.
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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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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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I am indebted to [my grandmothers] always for cradling me in the heart of Christ and encouraging my passion to press towards the mark of the high calling on my life, wherever that takes me.
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