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André Holland (born December 28, 1979) is an American actor, known for his roles as Kevin in Moonlight and as Matt Miller on the FX series American Horror Story: Roanoke. He portrayed politician and activist Andrew Young in the 2014 film Selma, sportswriter Wendell Smith in the 2013 film 42, and Dr. Algernon Edwards in The Knick.

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Historically it has been a touchy subject, especially in the south where I am from, people don't really talk about it. If they do talk about it, it is often talked about negatively. Nowadays in light of the Black Lives Matter movement I think people should pay attention to these lives also. I think the Black community will really embrace the film [Moonlight]. It is about us. It is real.

Light, People, Real, Talked, Thinking

The policies enacted during segregation are still being felt in Birmingham.

Birmingham, Enacted, Felt, Policy, Segregation

People sometimes say, "What is your dream role?" I don't really have a dream role. I'll know it when I see it.

Dream, Know, People, Roles, Say, See

You turn up in the morning, you get through hair and make-up, and then you are on set working until it's time to go home. And I love that. Coming from the theater, you just turn up and you're ready for whatever happens. That energy really appeals to me.

Hair, Home, Morning, Time, Turn

I wanted to work with Barry [ Jenkins]. I am a big fan of his from Medicine for Melancholy years ago. Tarrell [Alvin McCraney] is my favorite playwright. I will do anything he asks. The characters were so clearly drawn and three dimensional. It was an easy thing to say yes to.

Asks, Character, Clearly, Dimensional, Medicine, Years

It [Moonlight movie] deals with drug addiction, drug dealing, and single parenthood, but they are three dimensional characters. You understand where they are from and what they are trying to do with their lives. It is not a stereotype that has been pasted onto somebody. These are stories that come from Barry's [ Jenkins] and Tarell's [Alvin McCraney] mothers.

Addiction, Character, Moonlight, Mother, Movie

The way people are responding to [Moonlight movie] is something we never anticipated. We knew it was good but it is so diverse. The way people are reacting shows me that everyone sees themselves in it. That is groundbreaking. Similarly people come up some older people that it is not their story but are just crying in our arms after a screening. They know what it was like to be bullied or struggled with their own identity trying to figure out who they are. It has really caught people's imaginations.

Crying, Good, Imagination, Imaginations, People, Trying

I personally feel like black people in America have contributed so much for so long, and haven't always gotten credit for it.

America, Credit, Like, Long, People

There are so many brilliant, trained actors of color in America. If you just think about it, every year in the spring Julliard and NYU and Yale and hundreds of schools across the country graduate classes of trained actors, and in those classes are actors of color. So to say that there aren't enough actors of color is factually inaccurate.

Country, Graduate, Inaccurate, School, Spring, Trained

I am also producing and writing a bunch.

Bunch, Producing, Writing

People do come up to me quite a lot. I get called all of it. I rarely get called my name; it's usually "Hey, Dr. Edwards!" or "Algernon. " The most common thing is, "You're the black doctor on that show!" I'll take any of it, because I've definitely been called much worse things.

Doctors, Edwards, Names, People, Take, Worse

[Theater] has always been a big focus. I have been away from it for the past few years. I want to get back to it!

Back, Big, Focus, Past, Years

I just want to play interesting characters, and I want to work with the best directors I can work with.

Character, Characters, Interesting, Play, Work

Barry Jenkins just cast the right people and framed things the right way.

Barry, Cast, Framed, People, Right, Way

You have to see through one's faults before you see their need.

Faults, Needs, See

When you're playing Shakespeare, it forces you to think and feel and speak all at the same time, which really is what acting is. It expands your imagination and expands your size of thinking.

Acting, Forces, Imagination, Thinking, Time

I had a cheat sheet because I knew Tarell [Alvin McCraney]. His movie is largely autobiographical. I knew about certain events in his life and some of the people he talks about. I had visited the place where he lived many times so I understood innately what that was.

Certain, Cheat, Events, People, Sheet

I love to sing. I'm definitely not a very good singer, but when I'm in my shower I get down for sure.

Definitely, Down, Showers, Sing, Singers, Very Good

The surgeries were the hardest scenes for me because it's literally balancing so many balls in the air, at the same time, and each surgery is different.

Air, Balancing, Balls, Different, Hardest

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 and got a chance to play great parts in Shakespeare, because it really teaches you - or taught me, anyway - everything.

Anyway, Big, Drama, School, Think, Thinking

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