Erika Alexander
๐ค SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
She's warning them in this movie because she's traveled a long way to go to Siam to be their teacher and that they really don't know each other. But there's going to be moments when things are a bit unfamiliar and that there's going to be times where they have to learn how to adapt to each other.
She's warning them in this movie because she's traveled a long way to go to Siam to be their teacher and that they really don't know each other. But there's going to be moments when things are a bit unfamiliar and that there's going to be times where they have to learn how to adapt to each other.
And her students need to understand that there's going to be a period of self-discovery and growing pains. Right, right. You know?
And her students need to understand that there's going to be a period of self-discovery and growing pains. Right, right. You know?
Yeah. In the first season of Living Single, that's like that. I mean, we meet all the characters. They already know each other from their childhood or college or family, like in the case of Sinclair and Khadija, because they're family. But all that information is new to the audience. So the writers end up front-loading
Yeah. In the first season of Living Single, that's like that. I mean, we meet all the characters. They already know each other from their childhood or college or family, like in the case of Sinclair and Khadija, because they're family. But all that information is new to the audience. So the writers end up front-loading
the series with the same details over and over again to teach the audience who the characters are. And the same goes for the actors. That actor has to find their own way into the character one episode at a time, which is not always easy. Okay, but here's the good news. We had a secret weapon.
the series with the same details over and over again to teach the audience who the characters are. And the same goes for the actors. That actor has to find their own way into the character one episode at a time, which is not always easy. Okay, but here's the good news. We had a secret weapon.
Who is that legend?
Who is that legend?
Yeah.
Yeah.
Oh, yeah.
Oh, yeah.
Yes, yes, yes. Absolutely. We did. Kim Fields. Come on. She's a TV legend. She was always the vet on set. She set the stage for our success on the show. She was the bar and the example for how we prepared and how we needed to show up. She was ready to do the work, rain or shine, always. Man, you know what? I wish that I had a direct line to her. Like I could just, you know, vibe with her.
Yes, yes, yes. Absolutely. We did. Kim Fields. Come on. She's a TV legend. She was always the vet on set. She set the stage for our success on the show. She was the bar and the example for how we prepared and how we needed to show up. She was ready to do the work, rain or shine, always. Man, you know what? I wish that I had a direct line to her. Like I could just, you know, vibe with her.
Like right now? That'd be nice. Would you vibe with her right this very moment?
Like right now? That'd be nice. Would you vibe with her right this very moment?
Just hanging out. I love it. Come on.
Just hanging out. I love it. Come on.