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" When I was little, when I was a toddler or something, I would watch 'Jason's Lyrica' lot. "

Keith Stanfield

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" 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. "

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

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" 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. "

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" The prison industrial system, things like that are cleverly put in place to attempt to marginalize a certain group of people - and it's not only black, it's replete across the American society. "

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" 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. "

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" 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. "

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" 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. "

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" I always knew I'd be an actor. I always knew I'd at least be on a big screen somewhere. "

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" I'm influenced a lot by my family. I have a big family. "

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" We used to do sock puppet shows for my auntie back in the day. Me and my friends would do accents of Englishmen, and we would sip tea and act like we were rich in front of the family, and they thought it was just hilarious, the level of perception that we had about things that we'd never experienced. "

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