Tanya Mosley

And Maritha's her daughter, right?

And Maritha's her daughter, right?

And Maritha's her daughter, right?

Right. That trauma, that loss, one of the losses is Bernice and Boy Willie's father, Boy Charles, who died over this piano. And I want to play a clip. It's a climactic point in which you're speaking to your brother about the choices your father made and the harm it caused.

Right. That trauma, that loss, one of the losses is Bernice and Boy Willie's father, Boy Charles, who died over this piano. And I want to play a clip. It's a climactic point in which you're speaking to your brother about the choices your father made and the harm it caused.

Right. That trauma, that loss, one of the losses is Bernice and Boy Willie's father, Boy Charles, who died over this piano. And I want to play a clip. It's a climactic point in which you're speaking to your brother about the choices your father made and the harm it caused.

And in this scene, you're talking to boy Willie, played by John David Washington, who is really, really trying to persuade you to let him sell this piano. And let's listen.

And in this scene, you're talking to boy Willie, played by John David Washington, who is really, really trying to persuade you to let him sell this piano. And let's listen.

And in this scene, you're talking to boy Willie, played by John David Washington, who is really, really trying to persuade you to let him sell this piano. And let's listen.

That was my guest today, Danielle Deadweiler, in the film The Piano Lesson. Oh, that was such a powerful scene, Danielle. And can you describe the burden you carry in this story, your role as you're really the sole woman besides your young daughter in this narrative? Right.

That was my guest today, Danielle Deadweiler, in the film The Piano Lesson. Oh, that was such a powerful scene, Danielle. And can you describe the burden you carry in this story, your role as you're really the sole woman besides your young daughter in this narrative? Right.

That was my guest today, Danielle Deadweiler, in the film The Piano Lesson. Oh, that was such a powerful scene, Danielle. And can you describe the burden you carry in this story, your role as you're really the sole woman besides your young daughter in this narrative? Right.

I've heard you say that you overprepared for this role. And I was just wondering what that meant. How did you overprepare?

I've heard you say that you overprepared for this role. And I was just wondering what that meant. How did you overprepare?

I've heard you say that you overprepared for this role. And I was just wondering what that meant. How did you overprepare?

Right, John David had performed in the Broadway production, and of course we know Samuel L. Jackson and many of the other characters as well.

Right, John David had performed in the Broadway production, and of course we know Samuel L. Jackson and many of the other characters as well.

Right, John David had performed in the Broadway production, and of course we know Samuel L. Jackson and many of the other characters as well.

Does that mean like in a literal sense, like you're carrying on the script with you? In a literal sense.

Does that mean like in a literal sense, like you're carrying on the script with you? In a literal sense.