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Whatever kids are into, that might be their thing.

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Aldis Hodge
Age: 38
Born: 1986
Born: September 20
Actor
Film Actor
Television Actor
New York City
New York
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Thing
Whatever
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I also think it's important for us to hold our elected officials accountable and part of how you do that is simple, call them and let them know when you agree or disagree with what their decisions are and suggest how they should come out on certain legislation that important to you.
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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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They don't really focus on that history here in America. I remember growing up as a kid, history class was very washed-over. They didn't really get into the gritty bits of slavery. It's a very, very small section in the history books. It's not something they really touch on directly with American curriculums.
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Even afterwards when you go through a scene and then step off, sometimes you need a minute to just decompress.
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Some of my job consists of me drafting and making technical drawings. So everything I did back then has materialized into something substantial for me today. Whatever kids are into, that might be their thing.
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I was too young to understand who Sam[uel L.] Jackson was or who Bruce Willis was, who Jeremy Irons was at the time. All I knew was that they were good to me then.
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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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Because sometimes listening to something will connect to a feeling, it will allow you to emote subconsciously, and you don't even understand why you're in it.
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You go home happy, you go to work happy, you make a better project because everybody loves it and loves each other.
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I remember my mom had a conversation with Sam Jackson about what she should do with our careers and what the next step should be I was eight and my brother was nine. He said, You need to get them on Broadway.
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When my brother was a child, he kept telling my mom he wanted to be in the box. She didn't get it - he was two or three years old and kept saying he wanted to be in the box. She finally realized he was talking about the television.
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I'm always ready and willing to just keep pushing and working and going because it's in my spirit.
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It's crazy how intelligent kids can be at a very young age and how they know what they know.
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The introduction of Harriet Tubman is going to be very exciting, she's a real life superhero so for us to be able to feature her this season is groundbreaking for a television series.
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Sometimes survival seems like submitting. And that's really hard on the spirit.
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I love my job, simply because we can keep things fresh, all the time. That's a luxury not all shows have. For us, as actors, it keeps us interested in our jobs and it keeps us coming back to work, every day. A new setting is amazing 'cause it's new for the team and it's new for our characters.
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I'd like to think that in any circumstance I'd say, You know what? Screw this. Kill me. I'm done. I'm not going to grovel.
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I don't believe in breaks. Not yet. I'm too young. I'll find the next job to keep me busy between seasons.
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For me, it was definitely an education in being grateful. And appreciating the civil liberties we have today, the natural liberties we have at home.
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I want to give people jobs and put them on great shows. I want to create careers for people.
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