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.
AISHA HINDSBut truthfully, we have so many stories, lives and subjects to explore that I’d love to keep pushing towards new knowledge.
More Aisha Hinds Quotes
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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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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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Her spirit is one that we absolutely need today, as we face odds that are akin to the divisive and systemic oppression that we read about in our history books, but it’s taken on a modern-day articulation of itself.
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The show [Shots Fired] is an autopsy of our criminal justice system.
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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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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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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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Even in past relationships, that I’m still a woman, I still have vulnerabilities even though my aesthetic feels strong, powerful and full of all of the wisdom in the world, I’m still growing and becoming.
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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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So that when it was time to shoot I could hopefully exhale [ Harriet Tubman ].
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It was also incredibly serendipitous that I would later learn I shared a birthday with Whoop [Goldberg ].
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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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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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The real truth is that [Harriet Tubman ] spirit is so powerful that it consumes you.
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