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I had a period without acting work, and I took a job as a cocktail server. In ‘Stick Fly,’ my character has to carry a tray, and I knew how to do it because of the job.

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Condola Rashad

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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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When I talk to students – and I still think of myself more than anything as a kind of professor on leave – they say, ‘Well, how do I get to do what you do?’… And I say, ‘Well, you have to start out by being a failed piano major.’ And my point to them is don’t try to have a 10-year plan. Find the next thing that interests you and follow that.

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April 25, 2024

When I talk to students – and I still think of myself more than anything as a kind of professor on leave – they say, ‘Well, how do I get to do what you do?’… And I say, ‘Well, you have to start out by being a failed piano major.’ And my point to them is don’t try to have a 10-year plan. Find the next thing that interests you and follow that.

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April 25, 2024

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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