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" I grew up very poor in a fractured family that was dysfunctional on both sides, but I sort of put up these reflectors to most of the negative things that have occurred in my life. I don't carry around much baggage. "

Keith Stanfield

Poor

Family

Life

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See

" When you're talking about an authority figure oppressing against people, it's the people that hold that authority figure up. If you want to get free of this bondage, then we need to think about ways to free ourselves rather than looking to the oppressors to free us. "

" Some people look like they're lost causes, but they're not. Even if they're in a messed up situation, the one little thing you do to help can go a long way. "

" I'm from Victorville - it's about an hour-and-a-half away from Los Angeles, up in the desert. They call it Victimville because it's kind of violent. It's a beautiful place, though. It's quiet. "

" I love 'Watch the Throne,' because Kanye was acting so ratchet. "

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" Victorville gave me opportunity to go inside and explore my imagination a bit. "

Keith Stanfield

Opportunity

Imagination

" That was like my safe place with great teachers where everyone could let down their guard and not feel judged. As soon as we walk outside, it was like, 'Look at these weird drama club kids.' But we all had our own agreement that we were cool in our own way. "

" I'm in this music duo called Moors. "

Keith Stanfield

Music

Duo

" I was kind of a weird kid in high school. I didn't have many friends in my age group because all they wanted to do was fight and have riots. "

" Just listening and going back and forth and exchanging ideas with people. It's a beautiful thing. This is what's really important. "

" I write poetry, and I put it to a beat - I mean, that's what they call rap. "

" My biggest strength is I'm courageous, or if I am afraid of something, I do it anyway. I do what I feel. It's nothing personal against anyone, so that courageousness has been very good to me. "

Keith Stanfield

I Am

Nothing

" For me, life is like an act within itself. Everything I do is an act. Where I'm going is an act. "

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Going

" Music is something I do full-time in real life. I was doing music long before I was even thinking about acting. "

" It's a hard thing when you've got guns pointed at you, to still stand up for what you believe in. Jimmie Lee and his family did that, and several others. "

" I've done music since I would sit and make songs on my computer mic when I was 11. "

" I was born in San Bernardino in summer of '91 and grew up in Riverside, San Bernardino, and Victorville. "

Keith Stanfield

Born

Riverside

" I want to be in some Willy Wonka-type weird stuff, a role where I'm an alien. Anything that's new and challenging and real. I like real stuff. "

Keith Stanfield

Want

Alien

" It's been constant grinding and trying to secure work that I care about, tireless auditions and meetings. I've been fortunate that a lot of cool doors have opened to me, chiefly meeting great people who were inspired by what I've done and what they feel I could bring to their projects. "

Keith Stanfield

Work

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