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It's a surreal experience. During the first show, I was like, "Wow, I'm onstage with Ms. Tyson!" Everybody has been amazing, and the energy is really beautiful. I'm replacing my friend Condola, so everyone making sure that I'm OK has turned what could've been a very scary, nerve-racking and lonely experience into a supportive environment.
― Adepero Oduye
Adepero Oduye
Beautiful
Lonely
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Supportive
Energy
Environment
Tyson
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Wow Has
Beens
My Friends
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.
― Adepero Oduye
Adepero Oduye
Book
Reading
Past
Waiting
Trying
Cartoon
Not Sure
Comment
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Made
Paper
Rays Said
Saws
Trayvon
Martin
Happenings
Happens Ifs
There are conservative people in all colours in America.
― Adepero Oduye
Adepero Oduye
People
Conservative
America
Colour
I love that you can watch a film and 10 years later still be affected.
― Adepero Oduye
Adepero Oduye
Film
Stills
Watches
Years
Affected
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.
― Adepero Oduye
Adepero Oduye
President
Assuming
President Obama
Security
Homeland
Homeland Security
Nominations
Persons
Should
Stop And
Frisk Knows
I'm in awe of how grounded Ms. Tyson is and how her performances can be different but the same. She can switch up the delivery, but it's still with the right intention. Her words are effortless in terms of their meaning and how she inhabits them. She's been doing Trip to Bountiful for four months, and it still feels real. She's pretty amazing.
― Adepero Oduye
Adepero Oduye
Real
Different
Intention
Tyson
Term
Awe Delivery
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Feels
Four
Grounded
Months
Performances
Stills
I grew up in New York and I've always lived here, so I look at myself as a regular person. When somebody recognizes me from the film - and it can be a wide range of people, which shows the power of film - I feel like they're talking about someone else we both know. I just find it hard to believe that anyone would stop me to share how much they loved something that I was a part of.
― Adepero Oduye
Adepero Oduye
Believe
People
Film
Share
Hard To Believe
Feels
Grew Grew
Up Looks
New York
Persons
Range
Shows
Talking
Hard Talking
About Someone
Wide Knows
You look up to your parents and you want them to accept you, and you don't want them to look at you in a negative light. So you do things to make them proud and accept you.
― Adepero Oduye
Adepero Oduye
Parent
Negative
Proud
Accepting
Look Up
Light Looks
Want
That's what you want art to do, to open people up and start conversations.
― Adepero Oduye
Adepero Oduye
Art
People
Conversation
Want
What You Want
My mother's a pretty warm, open person.
― Adepero Oduye
Adepero Oduye
Mother
Persons
Warm
My first audition was an open call and I had no picture and no resume - that's how clueless I was. I just thought I could show up.
― Adepero Oduye
Adepero Oduye
Clueless
Auditions
Firsts
Resumes
Shows
I would come to L.A. for a job, but I love New York.
― Adepero Oduye
Adepero Oduye
I Love New York
Jobs
New York
I want to tell authentic, real stories with real characters.
― Adepero Oduye
Adepero Oduye
Real
Character
Stories
Want
Real Story
Real Character
I think L.A. is beautiful.
― Adepero Oduye
Adepero Oduye
Beautiful
Thinking
I have a Twitter handle, but I never sign on.
― Adepero Oduye
Adepero Oduye
Handle
Never
Sign On
I took acting classes in my senior year in college and I loved it.
― Adepero Oduye
Adepero Oduye
Senior
College
Senior Year
Acting Class
Years Acting Classes
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.
― Adepero Oduye
Adepero Oduye
Dream
Father
Life Is Too Short
Kids
School Acting
Passed
Away Reason
Too Short
I Realized
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Call Wake Up
Young Father
Passed Away
Died
Reason Why
Wake-up Call
My intention is to do more films.
― Adepero Oduye
Adepero Oduye
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