I did my homework, of course, by inhaling as much literature as was available to find, so that when it was time to shoot I could hopefully exhale [ Harriet Tubman ]. — Aisha Hinds Copy Share Image
I became an instant fan of the show [Underground] seconds into the opening frames of the pilot. When that drone shot carried us through… — Aisha Hinds Copy Share Image
I am indebted to [my grandmothers] always for cradling me in the heart of Christ and encouraging my passion to press towards the mark… — Aisha Hinds Copy Share Image
Study and know that we are always a student of the craft well after we've completed any course of study... and approach the work… — Aisha Hinds Copy Share Image
There's so many things that people do on a daily basis that they do as a way of defining who they are. But really,… — Aisha Hinds Copy Share Image
There will be a wealth of facts revealed and revisited in [Underground] pertaining to Harriet Tubman. That is a huge part of my excitement,… — Aisha Hinds Copy Share Image
Harriet Tubman didn't have strategy meetings or a movement behind her, she was the movement, she was inspired by being sick and tired of… — Aisha Hinds Copy Share Image
If something was to happen to part of my family, I don't know what I'd do. — Aisha Hinds Copy Share Image
I had praying grandmothers who bathed me in "The Word" and filled the atmosphere with worship. Though I developed my own personal spiritual relationship… — Aisha Hinds Copy Share Image
Rosa Parks was primed, she had the Civil Rights Movement behind her, she didn't just decide to sit on the bus, it was strategic. — Aisha Hinds Copy Share Image
I think we're in a time that calls for that level of courage, that level of resolve - you know, to be completely disgusted… — Aisha Hinds Copy Share Image
An opportunity to honor the legacy of the lives drawn into the lines in my face, the broad of my nose, the dark of… — Aisha Hinds Copy Share Image
I felt validated and valued , and here was this woman [Whoopi Goldberg ] inside my television screen who gave me a voice. — Aisha Hinds Copy Share Image
When you understand the purpose [of life], then you can deal and journey through the obstacles, the rejections, the stops and starts, highs-and-lows with… — Aisha Hinds Copy Share Image
I'm a New Yorker. I was there during 9/11 and I saw how, not only New York City stopped for a moment, we all… — Aisha Hinds Copy Share Image
It was also incredibly serendipitous that I would later learn I shared a birthday with Whoop [Goldberg ]. I went on to be inspired… — Aisha Hinds Copy Share Image
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