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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More Aisha Hinds Quotes
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She was inspired by being sick and tired of the injustice she was experiencing and she knew she had a right to liberty or death.
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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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Thank God for Canada! In the context of this narrative [in Underground] and beyond.
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I think we’re in a time that calls for that level of courage, that level of resolve.
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Harriet Tubman didn’t have strategy meetings or a movement behind her, she was the movement.
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Though I developed my own personal spiritual relationship later in life, the foundation they laid is what my faith was built upon.
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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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One of the first memories I have was watching Whoopi Goldberg perform her one-woman show on Broadway on HBO.
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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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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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There will be a wealth of facts revealed and revisited in [Underground] pertaining to Harriet Tubman.
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The real truth is that [Harriet Tubman ] spirit is so powerful that it consumes you.
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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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So that when it was time to shoot I could hopefully exhale [ Harriet Tubman ].
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I had praying grandmothers who bathed me in “The Word” and filled the atmosphere with worship.
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A space where the conversation surrounding the issues in our country is offering a seat at the table to all the voices to be heard, a murder mystery, and grassroots look at our own humanity as we move through the parts and pieces of the story.
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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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Very early on in this process though I studied acting in high school and college, soon after graduation,
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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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As well as the one of the baddest women to literally ever walk the land. I surrendered to her spirit.
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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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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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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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The masterful work of the DP [Director of Photography] Kevin McKnight and his crew, and the layers and depths each actor goes to to ensure we the audience feel a human connection to these characters led me to sign my name on the dotted line.
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