Tessa Thompson

But, you know, in society at that time, also as a woman who is queer, is hemmed in by the time, the expectations, but is also hemmed in by herself.

And that, I think, is the thing that all of us understand.

There are limitations that are put on us because of where we're from and race.

who we are, and there are also the limitations that we put on ourself because we are too afraid to step into who we are.

I mean, I have a tremendous amount of empathy for Hedda having embodied her.

I think if I'm honest, I think in that moment she's pretty dead set on destroying her.

Hmm.

I think she's come from this attempt at vulnerability, which is to say, if we could have done things differently in the past, if we could have been together, which is basically her way of saying, could you have me now?

Would you have me now?

And she feels terribly rejected in that moment.

And I think from that moment on decides...

Then I have to destroy you.

And the truth is, I think, thankfully, we are conditioned to not give credence to those sort of.

Yes.

And I want to know more about that.

Because there's so much competition.

And I really wanted to feel like I'm happy for people if something doesn't come my way, particularly for other black women.

I feel like I win every time someone like me wins, like really and truly.

I feel that.

I feel so deeply a part of that community.