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“It's important for a young black kid to see a Mexican hero, just to know that we're all equal.”

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A lot of Ennio Morricone's music is just - it's very soulful, very cinematic, and very psychedelic.

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'Luke Cage' is a gift. There's so many different ways you can look at it.

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It's the ownership of what's off that's the beauty in art. Its not about being exactly perfect.

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