Quinta Brunson
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Or even her dress comes from... I want to be the opposite of my mother because I don't think my mother's a good person, so I should dress like a good person, which is the opposite of how she dresses, which is kind of... But Janine doesn't believe it's slovenly or bad. Janine looks in the mirror and goes, this is a good outfit. You did it, girl. You did it, girl. You did it. You did it.
Or even her dress comes from... I want to be the opposite of my mother because I don't think my mother's a good person, so I should dress like a good person, which is the opposite of how she dresses, which is kind of... But Janine doesn't believe it's slovenly or bad. Janine looks in the mirror and goes, this is a good outfit. You did it, girl. You did it, girl. You did it. You did it.
Or even her dress comes from... I want to be the opposite of my mother because I don't think my mother's a good person, so I should dress like a good person, which is the opposite of how she dresses, which is kind of... But Janine doesn't believe it's slovenly or bad. Janine looks in the mirror and goes, this is a good outfit. You did it, girl. You did it, girl. You did it. You did it.
I feel like she goes, you look... exactly like Holly Berry. And like, it was like, no, you don't. But she believes she does. And I think that's sweet. I think when the character believes so deeply that the show doesn't care what the audience thinks. That was a challenge with Janine because I'll be real with you. You know, she's a black character.
I feel like she goes, you look... exactly like Holly Berry. And like, it was like, no, you don't. But she believes she does. And I think that's sweet. I think when the character believes so deeply that the show doesn't care what the audience thinks. That was a challenge with Janine because I'll be real with you. You know, she's a black character.
I feel like she goes, you look... exactly like Holly Berry. And like, it was like, no, you don't. But she believes she does. And I think that's sweet. I think when the character believes so deeply that the show doesn't care what the audience thinks. That was a challenge with Janine because I'll be real with you. You know, she's a black character.
Black audiences have so few still representative characters on the screen. And Black womanhood alone is so touchy. So when a lot of women were seeing Janine not present as they wanted her to, that became tough. And I understand it, but I think it's important for us to have characters who are more realistic than they are the absolute best representation of us.
Black audiences have so few still representative characters on the screen. And Black womanhood alone is so touchy. So when a lot of women were seeing Janine not present as they wanted her to, that became tough. And I understand it, but I think it's important for us to have characters who are more realistic than they are the absolute best representation of us.
Black audiences have so few still representative characters on the screen. And Black womanhood alone is so touchy. So when a lot of women were seeing Janine not present as they wanted her to, that became tough. And I understand it, but I think it's important for us to have characters who are more realistic than they are the absolute best representation of us.
I think it creates layers for us, not only on TV, but in the public eye. When I was thinking about her, I wasn't really thinking about representation, but she became representation. I don't know if you dealt with that with, like, Leslie Knope.
I think it creates layers for us, not only on TV, but in the public eye. When I was thinking about her, I wasn't really thinking about representation, but she became representation. I don't know if you dealt with that with, like, Leslie Knope.
I think it creates layers for us, not only on TV, but in the public eye. When I was thinking about her, I wasn't really thinking about representation, but she became representation. I don't know if you dealt with that with, like, Leslie Knope.
Like, we're on this ride with her. And it's sometimes... I think it's hard to get people on the ride because they don't know they're on the ride. And I think Abbott really started where I was like, this is going to be a ride. And I feel like that goes into thinking about things. This is going to go for seasons. I want to tell stories here. We got to start. We got to start somewhere.
Like, we're on this ride with her. And it's sometimes... I think it's hard to get people on the ride because they don't know they're on the ride. And I think Abbott really started where I was like, this is going to be a ride. And I feel like that goes into thinking about things. This is going to go for seasons. I want to tell stories here. We got to start. We got to start somewhere.
Like, we're on this ride with her. And it's sometimes... I think it's hard to get people on the ride because they don't know they're on the ride. And I think Abbott really started where I was like, this is going to be a ride. And I feel like that goes into thinking about things. This is going to go for seasons. I want to tell stories here. We got to start. We got to start somewhere.
We cannot end, you know, where we want to get to in season 10. And I think when audience members don't know they're on a ride, it can be very frustrating for them. And maybe this wasn't always the case before the internet, but. Now, I don't know if you dealt with this on Parks. I have had people come up to me on the street and go, I don't like what you're doing with Gregory's character.
We cannot end, you know, where we want to get to in season 10. And I think when audience members don't know they're on a ride, it can be very frustrating for them. And maybe this wasn't always the case before the internet, but. Now, I don't know if you dealt with this on Parks. I have had people come up to me on the street and go, I don't like what you're doing with Gregory's character.