Did anyone catch LisaGay Hamilton's documentary of Ms. Richards?
It was very, very profound.
At the end, 2 weeks before she died, she made a statement that really stayed with me. Her sentiments were in regards to those actors (they never really used actress in the documentary) and the roles they play. She said (not verbatim) that it doesn't matter what kind of role you play, but how you play it. I thought back to the flack Halle received for playing the role she did in Monster's Ball. What Beah said was that an actor is to find the GOOD in the role, regardless of what's in the script...regardless of the 'trash". I don't know if you all can follow, it's something you have to see/hear for yourself. It was truly, truly deep.
I didn't know she went to Dillard. She said she hated her time here. Mind you, this was back in the 30s, 40s.
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