Condola Rashad Quotes

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Condola Rashad

Profession : Actress

Birth : December 11, 1986

You know how there's always the one girl in drama school who can cry at the drop of a hat? She has that emotional well she can tap into in a second? I'm not that girl. It takes a lot to get me to that place.

Condola Rashad

Paul Giamatti is truly one of my biggest inspirations, and even more so now that I've gotten to work with him. Every single thing he does, he completely transforms into it. When I watch a film with Paul in it, I'm not like, 'Oh, there's Paul.' I'm completely into whatever character he's in, and I'm not thinking about him as an actor.

Condola Rashad

Even when you're not acting, don't lose sight of your goals or who you are.

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If I see something that's extremely challenging, I'm like, 'That seems really hard. Let's try it.' It's just my personality.

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I wasn't even a theater kid in high school. I studied classical piano, and I ran track.

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I started playing piano when I was around four; that's my first passion.

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I think, even when I was little, there was signs that I was an artist. I've always been an artist. My first exploration through art was really through music - I've trained classically with piano for about ten years.

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The truth of the matter is, I am a black woman, and I am an actor. I don't try to get caught up in being a black actor; I'm just an actor who is a black woman. It's not about forgetting that you're black, but you don't need to be hammered over the head, either; it just is what it is.

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