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" You go back to my town, it's like going back to the 1960s... just not a great place to grow up. "

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" There were not many black students at Juilliard, unfortunately. So when you get there, you become very good friends, in particular, with the other black students. "

" When you deal with Alan Ball, you're dealing with a person who is a genius in terms of how art imitates life. "

" When I moved to Chicago, I was coming from a school that didn't have any arts in Alabama. I essentially came from a town where the arts didn't exist and the desire for education didn't exist and wasn't valued. "

" I was quiet. If I really wanted to say something, I would. I just wasn't interested in saying anything. "

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" There are homophobic people in my family. They're deeply religious. "

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" I see a project, and I say I want to audition for it, and people let me audition for it. There's a lot to be grateful for. "

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