But truthfully, we have so many stories, lives and subjects to explore that I’d love to keep pushing towards new knowledge.
AISHA HINDSCanada was certainly an additional option for the many traveling the treacherous terrain of the Underground Railroad in pursuit of what was perceived as “freedom.”
More Aisha Hinds Quotes
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Thank God for Canada! In the context of this narrative [in Underground] and beyond.
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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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It’s no mistake that Harriet Tubman is revisiting us, in different forms, right now, as we travel through a very contentious time in the world.
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So that when it was time to shoot I could hopefully exhale [ Harriet Tubman ].
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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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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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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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I had praying grandmothers who bathed me in “The Word” and filled the atmosphere with worship.
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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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I felt validated and valued , and here was this woman [Whoopi Goldberg ] inside my television screen who gave me a voice.
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I was literally reduced to basic breath and blinks while she inhabited my vessel and told her story through me.
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When you understand the purpose [of life], then you can deal and journey through the obstacles, the rejections, the stops and starts, highs-and-lows with a different lens because you know that you’re moving in what you’re supposed to do.
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The real truth is that [Harriet Tubman ] spirit is so powerful that it consumes you.
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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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There will be a wealth of facts revealed and revisited in [Underground] pertaining to Harriet Tubman.
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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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It was also incredibly serendipitous that I would later learn I shared a birthday with Whoop [Goldberg ].
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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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The dark of my eyes, the fullness of my lips, and coal in my complexion.
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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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[Harriet Tubman] spoke passionately about her parents, her friends, shared stories about her childhood.
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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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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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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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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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