I Wanna Dance With Somebody star Naomi Ackie on what she'll always love about Whitney Houston
, which won Rami Malek an Oscar for his performance as Freddie Mercury. But Ackie didn’t watch any of those performances to prepare. “Actually there’s something about watching other people sometimes that can make me feel like, Oh, man, I’m never going to be as good. So I just tried to avoid everything and concentrate on the job at hand.”by becoming invested in Houston’s belief in her own talent. “The thing that I love about Whitney the most is how she always knew her voice was there.
Unwind with 12 credits to spend on any audiobook, and free access to the Premium Plus selections, no credits needed.That belief became a crucial inspiration for Ackie. “To have a long career, you don’t need to necessarily always be trying to prove yourself or trying to do everything all the time. Actually,was a big lesson. And I’ve left the experience knowing that I want to take some more risks. I want to do something else that’s scary. Because this was a scary one, and I did it.
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