Malcolm Washington
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Podcast Appearances
Yeah. John David, the older you get, the more and more you sound like your dad. Do you guys get confused at all in listening, like on the phone or no?
Yeah. John David, the older you get, the more and more you sound like your dad. Do you guys get confused at all in listening, like on the phone or no?
Yeah. John David, the older you get, the more and more you sound like your dad. Do you guys get confused at all in listening, like on the phone or no?
Yes. I used to call the house. I used to call the house. And, of course, you have that thing, you know, when you're 16, 17, maybe staying out a little late or something or the report card came in and it wasn't perfect. And you call the house and you're like, oh, I hope my sister picks up. I hope my brother picks up. And John David would pick up, and he would sound just like my dad. Hello?
Yes. I used to call the house. I used to call the house. And, of course, you have that thing, you know, when you're 16, 17, maybe staying out a little late or something or the report card came in and it wasn't perfect. And you call the house and you're like, oh, I hope my sister picks up. I hope my brother picks up. And John David would pick up, and he would sound just like my dad. Hello?
Yes. I used to call the house. I used to call the house. And, of course, you have that thing, you know, when you're 16, 17, maybe staying out a little late or something or the report card came in and it wasn't perfect. And you call the house and you're like, oh, I hope my sister picks up. I hope my brother picks up. And John David would pick up, and he would sound just like my dad. Hello?
Oh, my goodness. I would stand straight up. Where the hell was I? Dang. I guess I can't deny it. It's always been like that.
Oh, my goodness. I would stand straight up. Where the hell was I? Dang. I guess I can't deny it. It's always been like that.
Oh, my goodness. I would stand straight up. Where the hell was I? Dang. I guess I can't deny it. It's always been like that.
Yeah. Do you think you'll adapt any more of August Wilson's plays?
Yeah. Do you think you'll adapt any more of August Wilson's plays?
Yeah. Do you think you'll adapt any more of August Wilson's plays?
You know what? I think that there's a really wonderful thing happening now where so far there's three films. There's been three different filmmakers and three different voices that have come to them. And each of the films kind of reflect the voice of the filmmaker so far. Like My Dad with Fences, Mr. Wolf with, you know, he's an incredible theater director.
You know what? I think that there's a really wonderful thing happening now where so far there's three films. There's been three different filmmakers and three different voices that have come to them. And each of the films kind of reflect the voice of the filmmaker so far. Like My Dad with Fences, Mr. Wolf with, you know, he's an incredible theater director.
You know what? I think that there's a really wonderful thing happening now where so far there's three films. There's been three different filmmakers and three different voices that have come to them. And each of the films kind of reflect the voice of the filmmaker so far. Like My Dad with Fences, Mr. Wolf with, you know, he's an incredible theater director.
And I think that you can see that growing. That talent at work in Ma Rainey, my voice is different from theirs. I think you see that in Piano Lesson.
And I think that you can see that growing. That talent at work in Ma Rainey, my voice is different from theirs. I think you see that in Piano Lesson.
And I think that you can see that growing. That talent at work in Ma Rainey, my voice is different from theirs. I think you see that in Piano Lesson.
So I hope that for the rest of them, they continue to get varied voices from different backgrounds and different kind of points of view and let this whole thing be a much larger kind of project where you look back and it's this tapestry of Black artists working this time, connecting to this seminal texts.
So I hope that for the rest of them, they continue to get varied voices from different backgrounds and different kind of points of view and let this whole thing be a much larger kind of project where you look back and it's this tapestry of Black artists working this time, connecting to this seminal texts.