The actor, who earned an Oscar nomination for the historical drama 'Loving,' reflects on her desire to preserve history: 'It's important to look to the past and not erase it.'
As an American history buff, the Ethiopian-Irish actor isn’t surprised that two of her favorite and most celebrated roles deal with the history of race in America.
Wow, I’ve never thought about it, actually, but yes, it is more satisfying, especially when it’s someone like Rebecca whose performances I have long admired, both in the theater and on screen. And especially with something that has the kind of quality that this novel [] has. Everybody and their mother wants these kinds of roles, so for her to approach me, yes, it’s absolutely more satisfying. That’s why I said, “Yes, yes, yes. Whenever you’re ready, I’m ready.
Yeah, I think I understood that unconsciously before I did consciously. If you have a peripatetic childhood like I did, then that becomes quite clear early on. Like I said, it’s not necessarily that you have the language to name it or talk about it; it’s just that you know that you’re different. And sometimes that can be a good experience, and sometimes it can be a bad experience.
I’m going to steal that way of putting it, thank you, because it’s a very good way of putting it. Yes, the thing is, Rebecca lived with this story — and the need to tell this story — for 13 years. It really was a need given the way she experienced this. It was a calling and a need to bear witness to this story and to show the world this story and to introduce most of the world to this story. And because she’s also an artist, she storyboarded the entire film.
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