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" Actors are a peculiar breed. "
Peculiar
Breed
" Black people, if I may, we don't get a lot of opportunities to do a lot of different things outside the norm, outside of what is expected of us. Black women on Broadway are expected to put themselves downstage center and tear the roof off. "
Women
Us
People
" Carol Kane is just as warm as you would think she is, and she is so smart and really a living legend and has so much to offer. "
Smart
You
Legend
" Ellie Kemper I just adore. She is such a warm, generous actor, and we have this wonderful rapport off camera, and that's very important. "
Warm
She
Important
" Even on my worst days... the influx of joy that I get from interactions with fans... is a treat. "
Days
Fans
Worst
" For me, having walked through Times Square so many times as a broke and starving artist, as a TV star, and now having other hopes and dreams, it just represents possibility and the moment of full circle. "
Now
Dreams
Circle
" Here's what I'm going to say about that: my personal thought about the brilliance of 'Peeno Noir' as proven by the fans' appreciation is that, when watched back, what makes it so exciting is the random locations and the random costume changes and the multiple shots that we've done all over the city. "
Random
Thought
Say
" Honestly, racism is something learned, not something that you just pick up one day and wish to dislike someone. "
You
Day
Dislike
" I am one of the lucky ones, to work with comic giants. "
Am
Lucky
Comic
" I am well aware of my good fortune, and I only hope to diversify so I can do what I'm already doing for more people as opposed to being so large and so great that I no longer want to do the thing that got me here. "
Hope
Me
I Am
" I came from the Sticks, literally. I grew up in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, just outside Athens, Georgia. "
Up
Outside
Athens
" I can call up a friend and have them meet me for a drink in 20 minutes, and suddenly, the night unfolds into this glorious, uniquely New York situation. I wouldn't give it up for the world. "
Me
New York
Night
" I collect musical theatre anthologies. I have a whole library of them. "
Theatre
Library
Them
" I could not leave Georgia fast enough. "
Could
Georgia
Fast
" I do not like attention. Oddly enough, I do everything I can to avoid it. "
Everything
Enough
Attention
" I don't enjoy attention as much as people may think I do. "
Think
People
Attention
" I don't go out much. I have people over, and I cook dinner, or we play the piano, or we watch TV. "
Go
Dinner
Watch
" I don't like flashy things. "
Flashy
Things
Like
" I don't want to sound pretentious or meta or anything, but I don't write until it comes to me... People know when something is inspired and when something is not, and I don't want to waste anyone's time. "
Know
Me
People
" I enjoy my alone time, but I'm an open book. "
Enjoy
Book
Open
" I feel like communication is the same whether you're cooking for someone or singing or writing a song or writing a play or ordering from McDonald's. "
Singing
Communication
Cooking
" I feel like I've always had a sordid sense of humor, and it's only gotten more twisted as I've gotten older. "
Always
Feel
Humor
" I feel most at home when I'm alone. That's not sad. It's just I feel closest to source and connection when I'm by myself. "
Myself
Sad
Alone
" I fell asleep during 'The Dark Knight Rises.' I fell asleep during 'The Hunger Games,' all of them. I cannot stay awake. As soon as a movie starts, I'm asleep! "
Games
Dark
Hunger
" If I stayed in Florida, I would have a house and a dog and a partner. And, honestly, I was so bored. "
Bored
Dog
Florida
" I get to do some unbelievably layered things. The material that I'm given is so complex, and I'm so grateful for it, so I welcome any opportunities to push boundaries. "
Welcome
Opportunities
Grateful
" I get to play some zany, multilayered, very complex individuals. "
Get
Complex
Individuals
" I had this one audition - I won't say the casting director's name, but she was on the phone the whole time I sang. I was literally doing my audition, and she was on the phone. So I guess whatever it is she was ordering for lunch was more important than the high C's I was belting out. "
She
Lunch
Doing
" I hate L.A. Can't be bothered. "
Hate
Bothered
" I have always thought to do my best work. "
Thought
Always
Best
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