More Quotes by Adepero Oduye
I have a Twitter handle, but I never sign on.
I took acting classes in my senior year in college and I loved it.
The reason why I found acting is because my father passed away. He passed away really young. I was going to go to med school. My father's dream was that all of his kids become doctors. I realized in school I didn't like it. When he died, it was like a wake-up call. Life is too short to do something you don't want to do.
I was reading the paper and saw a cartoon with Ray Kelly frisking Obama, and I was like "Wait, what's happening?" so I Googled it. For everything Obama stands for and the things he's said in the past in his books, especially with the Trayvon Martin thing - and I'm not sure if he [made his comments on Trayvon] because he was asked a question and he was trying to be diplomatic and neutral - that can't happen.
I would come to L.A. for a job, but I love New York.
I think L.A. is beautiful.
My mother's a pretty warm, open person.
There are conservative people in all colours in America.
That's what you want art to do, to open people up and start conversations.
I assume Obama knows about stop and frisk, so this is not the person that should be the head of homeland security. I had to say something. Kelly's nomination would go against who President Obama is.