Born Raised Quotes by Tessa Thompson

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

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

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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 - I…

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

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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 Story,' and…

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

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

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

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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.

— Tessa Thompson