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For me, whenever I would see a lot of 'black films,' I didn't feel represented in it. I didn't feel connected to the characters or the situations or the humor.
My process seems to be unusual in the sense that I don't create worlds before characters. With me, character is king.
You have full-field view when you're watching the film. Eye in the sky, it's a lot easier to look at it that way than when you're back behind center.
If you were to look back at me as a school kid you'd see a very quiet little church mouse kind of character.
Describe character using dialogue. Describe character using what the characters see or do or think, but not what they had done or where they had been.
Because characters are your creations, you are the one who ultimately gets to decide their fate.
If you're a 'character actor,' you get hired to play baddies a lot.
The great thing about being on a series for nine years is you get to see the characters grow and change.
I think it's very important to write a demythologized woman character. My characters are flawed. They are no better than they should be.