26 Quotes by Adepero Oduye

At the end of the day, if I can say that I had a career where I was able to play all different kinds of characters and I'm known as someone who is well-respected for my approach to the craft, that would be a beautiful life.

My intention is to do more films.

You look up to your parents and you want them to accept you, and you don’t want them to look at you in a negative light. So you do things to make them proud and accept you.

That’s what you want art to do, to open people up and start conversations.

My mother’s a pretty warm, open person.

My first audition was an open call and I had no picture and no resume – that’s how clueless I was. I just thought I could show up.

At the end of the day, if I can say that I had a career where I was able to play all different kinds of characters and I’m known as someone who is well-respected for my approach to the craft, that would be a beautiful life.

I assume Obama knows about stop and frisk, so this is not the person that should be the head of homeland security. I had to say something. Kelly’s nomination would go against who President Obama is.