Yara Shahidi

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I think anecdotally, it's the feeling of have I peaked? Because there's always that feeling of why is this coming? Sometimes there's a, I deal with the question of why is this coming easily? Why is this coming easily? You know, I've had, I've just felt very lucky in that I wasn't the kid that woke up and said I had to be an actor. For me, it was I have a creative urge and instinct.

I think anecdotally, it's the feeling of have I peaked? Because there's always that feeling of why is this coming? Sometimes there's a, I deal with the question of why is this coming easily? Why is this coming easily? You know, I've had, I've just felt very lucky in that I wasn't the kid that woke up and said I had to be an actor. For me, it was I have a creative urge and instinct.

I started in printing commercials. I said no to auditioning for my first movie when I was seven because I'm like, I love printing commercials. I go play. Half the time I'm playing with my family.

I started in printing commercials. I said no to auditioning for my first movie when I was seven because I'm like, I love printing commercials. I go play. Half the time I'm playing with my family.

I'm taking photos or a commercial. You're hula hooping. You're biking. You're just doing different things.

I'm taking photos or a commercial. You're hula hooping. You're biking. You're just doing different things.

and so when i had done my first movie at seven i think what it unlocked in me again wasn't even the instinct of oh i have to do this for the rest of my life but was that was a lot of fun i learned how to ice skate i got to make pancakes i got to work with these cool people that was super fun uh and i think because again i've always had this diversity of interests

and so when i had done my first movie at seven i think what it unlocked in me again wasn't even the instinct of oh i have to do this for the rest of my life but was that was a lot of fun i learned how to ice skate i got to make pancakes i got to work with these cool people that was super fun uh and i think because again i've always had this diversity of interests

In some ways, as much as I think every actor, and I'm always dealing with rejection and misdirection, it's come kind of easy in that I'm like, I've gotten to go to school and be on a show. That's unheard of. And they made it happen. After a call, it took a lot of work, But after a call, they were on board. There was no convincing that had to happen.

In some ways, as much as I think every actor, and I'm always dealing with rejection and misdirection, it's come kind of easy in that I'm like, I've gotten to go to school and be on a show. That's unheard of. And they made it happen. After a call, it took a lot of work, But after a call, they were on board. There was no convincing that had to happen.

I think if it wasn't for COVID, they were going to move the entire shooting schedule to the summer. So I just had an unencumbered year, again, unheard of. And that comes from everybody from the president of ABC to the president of Signature to the president of to the line producer all working in tandem.

I think if it wasn't for COVID, they were going to move the entire shooting schedule to the summer. So I just had an unencumbered year, again, unheard of. And that comes from everybody from the president of ABC to the president of Signature to the president of to the line producer all working in tandem.

I think that's the flip side feeling like, is this right? Is this right that it comes with ease? But I think. I've started to realize ease is the alignment and it's because it should, there should be ease. Yeah. When there's alignment, there's ease. And I think the thing I've been in my family has always been is pretty discerning.

I think that's the flip side feeling like, is this right? Is this right that it comes with ease? But I think. I've started to realize ease is the alignment and it's because it should, there should be ease. Yeah. When there's alignment, there's ease. And I think the thing I've been in my family has always been is pretty discerning.

There's still ways to become more discerning, but I think I was like, Oh, some of the ease is because there's been such a discernment of pretty immediately of like, Oh, that's not for us.

There's still ways to become more discerning, but I think I was like, Oh, some of the ease is because there's been such a discernment of pretty immediately of like, Oh, that's not for us.

And I mean, there've been challenges within that, but for the most part, I'm like the fact that macro, I'm not walking out with any crazy stories about being on set as a child actor. I'm not walking out with any crazy traumas from, from 10 years on set. Like I'm like, wow, how lucky.

And I mean, there've been challenges within that, but for the most part, I'm like the fact that macro, I'm not walking out with any crazy stories about being on set as a child actor. I'm not walking out with any crazy traumas from, from 10 years on set. Like I'm like, wow, how lucky.