Tessa Thompson

I grew up as a kid looking at artists like David Bowie and Prince; I really admired them.

— Tessa Thompson

Media truly has the power to create and shift culture.

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I'm someone that likes to not think too binary about human qualities.

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It's so rare to have an ensemble cast of women.

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I don't spend a lot of time contending with the fact that time is not endless.

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I was born and raised in Los Angeles. I split my time between the West Coast and the East.

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The Time's Up campaign is for everyone, in all capacities, contributions big and small.

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I spent two weeks in Paris by myself. That was my first time in Europe.

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Oftentimes in films, the female character, if she's not the protagonist - and often, even if she is - feels like an…

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'Veronica Mars' was my first job, and for some reason, my character changed her hairstyle halfway through the season from curly to…

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Death is just a part of life, you know? It's what makes all of life more vibrant. It's coming whether we want…

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I am multiracial, and I went through different phases - at one point, I listened to Wu-Tang and hip-hop, and then the…

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I think when any one kind of film does well, it creates a precedent and paves the way for more like it.

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I like to think I'm one of the least athletic people in real life. I don't do a whole lot when I'm…

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Norse mythology is mystifying and fantastic and totally confusing, but you can draw a lot of inspiration from it.

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The term 'breakout' always makes me think of an inmate or some butterfly emerging out of a cocoon.

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I think, as an actor, when you're starting off early in your career, you're kind of just seeing what lands. But 'Veronica…

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As a kid, I loved going to lots of thrift stores with my parents. There was a period where I thought it…

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I grew up partially in L.A. and partially in New York. In L.A., anything goes because it's really temperate. There aren't any…

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I'm sort of obsessed with Harlem. Just its history. My father did the music for a play called 'The Huey P. Newton…

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Even while I'm really interested in playing female characters that are varied and interesting and dynamic, I'm not of the mind that…

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'Dear White People' started a conversation about race. It's such a difficult thing to talk about, especially in America because of our…

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I grew up listening to a lot of Massive Attack and Portishead.

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I try to pick interesting projects, the kind of projects that I would want to watch.

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Cultural change always precedes political change.

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I think we just need to have a demand for fresh and nuanced movies.

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I've felt this real need to ground my work in my ideals.

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Fashion is a funny thing to talk about. I think what you wear is definitely an extension of you, but I also…

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The beauty of working on a show like 'Westworld' is we're painting a not-too-distant future and talking about an aspirational sense of…

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There's an unfair position that women are sometimes put in, in the context of superhero movies and action movies, where at once…

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There are some people who don't want to deal with the fact that we are not forever. Some people decide to live…

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We have this real problem as human beings to put people on pedestals - with celebrities, with historical figures - and we…

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I guess I'm sort of just a glutton for having moments when I can just do whatever I want to, which sounds…

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I eat almonds professionally, and I can't get enough of Yerbe Mate Cranberry Synergy Kombucha!

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I was gregarious as a kid, but I think the idea of actually getting to know people, I'm just shy. It sort…

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The truth is, no, we don't live in a post-racial state anywhere in America, and this is particularly true in Hollywood.

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I think I've realized that when you are aiming to create a real body of work, you are as much defined by…

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I'm really excited about this generation of young women that can look at a screen and see some brown people in space.

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What was so exciting for me about Wakanda and seeing 'Black Panther' was how incredible the women were in it.

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Time's Up is really about safety and equity in workplaces, and that's a very multi-layered demand.

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