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" If I had seen a black woman play Juliet as a little girl, my idea of my place in the world would have been totally different. "
Condola Rashad
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" I prefer theater and film. I did a little television, and obviously I'm not knocking it. It can be great, and it does pay the bills. But it's a little bit more disjointed. "
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" When films are remade, it often becomes a big deal. In theater, it's called a revival. "
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" When I'm in Los Angeles, sometimes I hesitate saying that I'm an actor because people are like, 'Of course you are.' And I'm like 'No,' not, 'Of course I am.' In L.A., being an actor is like a pastime: everybody there is like, 'I was on this reality show; I'm an actor.' It becomes a word that is loosely thrown around. "
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" I admire fashion and I respect it greatly, but I don't necessarily follow trends. I never really have. I just wear what I like to wear. I really like colors, and there are some things I wear and don't care what anybody says about it being in style or not. I wear it anyway. "
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" I want the type of career where I can come back to theater. Theater is my home. Theater, to me, is like ballet for dancers. It's my foundation. "
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" I do create songs and play the guitar. But my focus is definitely on acting. I think, if there's going to be singing involved in my career, it would probably be in musical theater. "
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" I think, even when I was little, there was signs that I was an artist. I've always been an artist. My first exploration through art was really through music - I've trained classically with piano for about ten years. "
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" I started playing piano when I was around four; that's my first passion. "
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" I wasn't even a theater kid in high school. I studied classical piano, and I ran track. "
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" When I was born, that was right smack in the middle of 'The Cosby Show.' But what I remember is my mother took me with her... She exposed me to the world in such a way where I was included. And I didn't feel like she chose her career over me. "
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World
She
" You're born with a certain love of something. Music was my first love, and that's the world I work from. Growing up, I was surrounded by artists, so my upbringing supported this lifestyle. "
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" Even when you're not acting, don't lose sight of your goals or who you are. "
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" The way I work emotionally is: I don't ever try to cry. I try not to, which is what for me produces organic emotion. "
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" I'm a songwriter and I'd love to make that a part of my career. "
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Songwriter
Part
" You know how there's always the one girl in drama school who can cry at the drop of a hat? She has that emotional well she can tap into in a second? I'm not that girl. It takes a lot to get me to that place. "
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" My view of myself as an artist expanded because of the time I spent at Cal Arts. "
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" I really want to do film, but I want to do the right film. The truth for me is that I'm really driven by stories. So there are stories I want to tell, and if it's a good story then I want to do it, whatever genre it is. "
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" Theater is a lot more interactive, more of a cohesive unit. With television, it can be a different director every episode. "
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" One day I'm not busy at all; the next day I have work for months - that's kind of the way it works! "
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" If I see something that's extremely challenging, I'm like, 'That seems really hard. Let's try it.' It's just my personality. "
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" The reason why I like theater is because it's a long journey, and no matter what role you play, we are all in it together. "
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" Orlando is such a kind person. He's so generous and one of us, 'us' meaning a theater person. What a lot of people don't know about him is that, before 'Lord of the Rings,' he went to theater school like a lot of us. He is just really sweet and hard working. "
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" Shakespeare teaches you how to act. You come out of this process as a better actor. It's just the nature of the words he writes. "
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" The truth of the matter is, I am a black woman, and I am an actor. I don't try to get caught up in being a black actor; I'm just an actor who is a black woman. It's not about forgetting that you're black, but you don't need to be hammered over the head, either; it just is what it is. "
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" I had a period without acting work, and I took a job as a cocktail server. In 'Stick Fly,' my character has to carry a tray, and I knew how to do it because of the job. "
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" I would never be in a film just for the sake of being in a film, so I am waiting for the right role to come along. "
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" William Shakespeare was a brilliant writer and he only wrote the truth. So, if I don't believe it, I have to work really hard to see what that truth is so that I do; that's the only way I can make it believable for the audience. "
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