I grew up in Alabama in a very small town and didn't have access to the finest of anything, really. But my mother was the kind of woman who just wanted us, me and my sisters, to be exposed to… — Andre Holland Copy Share Image
With 'Selma,' I grew up in Alabama, 45 minutes away from Selma. I have gone to that commemorative march many times with my parents. — Andre Holland Copy Share Image
All the craft skills that I have, I feel like I developed and honed in drama school. It's the most important thing for me. — Andre Holland Copy Share Image
I studied acting in NYU's graduate program, in which we covered everything from Ibsen and Chekov to August Wilson and David Mamet. — Andre Holland Copy Share Image
I love to sing. I'm definitely not a very good singer, but when I'm in my shower I get down for sure. — Andre Holland Copy Share Image
Everybody gathered at my Aunt Hannah's house, and we sat around and talked, ate, drank and told lies. That's what people do, and I… — Andre Holland Copy Share Image
I think working on Shakespeare was a big part of my time at drama school. I'm so glad that I got to know Shakespeare… — Andre Holland Copy Share Image
[Theater] has always been a big focus. I have been away from it for the past few years. I want to get back to… — Andre Holland Copy Share Image
The way people are responding to [Moonlight movie] is something we never anticipated. We knew it was good but it is so diverse. The… — Andre Holland Copy Share Image
I read a lot of W.E.B. Du Bois, who wrote 'The Souls of Black Folk.' — Andre Holland Copy Share Image
Politically, nowadays, as we know and feel, we are similarly underrepresented and not heard. — Andre Holland Copy Share Image
I started out doing a lot of theater, a lot of Shakespeare, classic plays. — Andre Holland Copy Share Image
I just want to play interesting characters, and I want to work with the best directors I can work with. — Andre Holland Copy Share Image
When you live in an environment where you aren't allowed to be fully who you are, you aren't taken seriously, and you aren't respected.… — Andre Holland Copy Share Image
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