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The danger in having modern music tied to a period piece is that hearing something may take you out of the moment.

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Aldis Hodge
Age: 38
Born: 1986
Born: September 20
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Television Actor
New York City
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I was too young to live on campus. I just went back and forth on the bus. Eventually I got my own car and thought I was Mr. Man, so I started hot wheelin' it.
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Even though the topic [of slavery] itself is the big, screaming elephant in the room, we still get a chance to have fun and enjoy what is on the screen, and we have moments where we're actually happy.
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