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And so that way, oftentimes, you know, James Lipton would often ask some of the greats, like, what are you looking for when you're trying to pick a project? So my, you know, I'm like 16, 17 watching it. Thinking like, okay, I want to write something that a great actor would want to do or want to play. That's a big reason why I always tell people like Daniel Kaluuya cast himself in Queen of Slim.

And so that way, oftentimes, you know, James Lipton would often ask some of the greats, like, what are you looking for when you're trying to pick a project? So my, you know, I'm like 16, 17 watching it. Thinking like, okay, I want to write something that a great actor would want to do or want to play. That's a big reason why I always tell people like Daniel Kaluuya cast himself in Queen of Slim.

He read the script and emailed me and said, I am slim. I am slim.

He read the script and emailed me and said, I am slim. I am slim.

He read the script and emailed me and said, I am slim. I am slim.

And I was like, okay. And it really, like the fact that Daniel was like, he read it before Melina Masoukas. He was like, I want to be in this movie. And I was like, all right, okay. I did not see you as slim, but now I can't stop thinking about you as slim. I remember I called Melina. I was like, yo, Daniel Kaluuya hit me and said he's slim.

And I was like, okay. And it really, like the fact that Daniel was like, he read it before Melina Masoukas. He was like, I want to be in this movie. And I was like, all right, okay. I did not see you as slim, but now I can't stop thinking about you as slim. I remember I called Melina. I was like, yo, Daniel Kaluuya hit me and said he's slim.

And I was like, okay. And it really, like the fact that Daniel was like, he read it before Melina Masoukas. He was like, I want to be in this movie. And I was like, all right, okay. I did not see you as slim, but now I can't stop thinking about you as slim. I remember I called Melina. I was like, yo, Daniel Kaluuya hit me and said he's slim.

And she was like, I don't, I don't, I don't think, I don't know. I was like, just meet with him. And she did. And it's on the trifecta. So that came from me watching Inside the Actor's Studio and just wanting to, and also Reggie Rock Bythewood said, make sure you write characters that actors can't wait to play. even if it's like a small two-liner or something like that.

And she was like, I don't, I don't, I don't think, I don't know. I was like, just meet with him. And she did. And it's on the trifecta. So that came from me watching Inside the Actor's Studio and just wanting to, and also Reggie Rock Bythewood said, make sure you write characters that actors can't wait to play. even if it's like a small two-liner or something like that.

And she was like, I don't, I don't, I don't think, I don't know. I was like, just meet with him. And she did. And it's on the trifecta. So that came from me watching Inside the Actor's Studio and just wanting to, and also Reggie Rock Bythewood said, make sure you write characters that actors can't wait to play. even if it's like a small two-liner or something like that.

Make an actor like, I don't want to do that two lines. So anyway, I say this to say, I was watching this at the Action Studio, and when James Lipton never picked a successor, people would always say, what happens when you die? He's like, so does the show. And I would always feel depressed about that because I was like, we need somebody to sit and talk to

Make an actor like, I don't want to do that two lines. So anyway, I say this to say, I was watching this at the Action Studio, and when James Lipton never picked a successor, people would always say, what happens when you die? He's like, so does the show. And I would always feel depressed about that because I was like, we need somebody to sit and talk to

Make an actor like, I don't want to do that two lines. So anyway, I say this to say, I was watching this at the Action Studio, and when James Lipton never picked a successor, people would always say, what happens when you die? He's like, so does the show. And I would always feel depressed about that because I was like, we need somebody to sit and talk to

just performers and actors that have done really great things and get a sense of it. And so I don't talk to these people about their personal lives, any of that. I'm asking Shirley Roth, what was, what was the audition process like for dream girls?

just performers and actors that have done really great things and get a sense of it. And so I don't talk to these people about their personal lives, any of that. I'm asking Shirley Roth, what was, what was the audition process like for dream girls?

just performers and actors that have done really great things and get a sense of it. And so I don't talk to these people about their personal lives, any of that. I'm asking Shirley Roth, what was, what was the audition process like for dream girls?

You know, asking Jada Pinkett Smith, how much of peaches was on the page and how much of it was you? Yeah. You know, and so, and asking Jennifer Lewis, how do you play the mother of Tina Turner in a way that you do? Because it's such a complicated woman.

You know, asking Jada Pinkett Smith, how much of peaches was on the page and how much of it was you? Yeah. You know, and so, and asking Jennifer Lewis, how do you play the mother of Tina Turner in a way that you do? Because it's such a complicated woman.

You know, asking Jada Pinkett Smith, how much of peaches was on the page and how much of it was you? Yeah. You know, and so, and asking Jennifer Lewis, how do you play the mother of Tina Turner in a way that you do? Because it's such a complicated woman.