Aunjanue Ellis (“King Richard”) and Regina King (“The Harder They Fall”) sat down for a virtual chat for Variety’s Actors on Actors, presented by Amazon Studios. For more, click here. Regina King a…
It was the story of Ray Charles, the first time I had to study music as well as an era. It was that wonderful challenge that you get as an actor when you’re taking on a new role, but this one in particular just had so many more layers to it. I still get nervous, actually, to this day, right before I start a project.
But it was tough because it was during COVID. Did you guys have a time where you had to break — stop, start back, any of that?Did you find that that helped or hindered the process of your performance, having to start and stop again?When we stopped in March 2020, I just thought that was going to be the end of it. I didn’t think we were going to come back at all, so I had let it go. I really didn’t think about it.
I’m talking to you, and it’s hitting me that you have been central in several classic American films. When I think of you — and I’m not throwing this around — you are an icon of American cinema, and you are an icon of [starts to cry] Black American cinema.I wanted to hear a little bit about your awareness of that.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
'Tiger King' Joe Exotic set for resentencing in OklahomaA federal judge is set to decide a new sentence Friday for 'Tiger King' Joe Exotic after a successful appeal in 2021.
Read more »
‘Tiger King’ Star Joe Exotic To Hear His Fate On Shortened SentenceThe former zookeeper was sentenced to 22 years in prison after he was convicted of trying to hire two different men to kill animal welfare activist Carole Baskin.
Read more »
Jesse Watters dethrones Tucker Carlson as king of Fox News ratingsViewing figures, obtained by Newsweek, compare Watters' ratings to 'Tucker Carlson Tonight.'
Read more »
Meghan King shades ex Jim Edmonds, says she attracts ‘narcissists’The “Real Housewives of Orange County” alum told Page Six she felt “terrible” and “humiliated” rewatching her marriage to Edmonds play out on TV.
Read more »
‘Tiger King’ Joe Exotic resentenced to 21 years in prisonBREAKING: A federal judge resentenced “Tiger King” Joe Exotic to 21 years in prison, rejecting pleas from the former zookeeper to free him from prison. Joe Exotic was convicted in a murder-for-hire case involving animal welfare activist Carole Baskin.
Read more »