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Condola Rashad Biography

Condola Phylea Rashād (born December 11, 1986) is an American actress best known for her work in the theatre. Rashad first broke out with a critically acclaimed performance in Lynn Nottage's Off-Broadway play Ruined, which won a Pulitzer Prize.

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I wanted to become an actor and I knew that if I was really going to do it, I needed the training. I was not one of those people that was like, "I got it. " I was like, "No, I don't have it yet. I need work. I need help fixing myself. "

Become, Needs, People, Training

William Shakespeare was a brilliant writer and he only wrote the truth. So, if I dont believe it, I have to work really hard to see what that truth is so that I do; thats the only way I can make it believable for the audience.

Believe, Brilliant, Shakespeare, Truth, Way, William

The big challenge is finding something new without changing completely what you've already done - going deeper into what you've already done and discovering new things while carrying out the same intention.

Challenge, Challenges, Deeper, Done, Intention

You know how theres always the one girl in drama school who can cry at the drop of a hat? She has that emotional well she can tap into in a second? Im not that girl. It takes a lot to get me to that place.

Drama, Emotional, Girl, School

I think even when I was little there was signs that I was an artist. I've always been an artist.

Artist, Littles, Signs, Think, Thinking

My view of myself as an artist expanded because of the time I spent at Cal Arts.

Art, Artist, Arts, Cal, Expanded, Views

My mom was really busy when I was growing up, but she did a really good job in terms of balancing her home life with her professional life. She basically took me everywhere.

Basically, Everywhere, Growing Up, Job, Jobs, Mom

There are a lot of celebrities that I think can get a little bit distracted by the way that our society views celebrity. All of a sudden, the film becomes about, "Come see this celebrity!" I'm not interested in that. I want to see a story.

Becomes, Stories, Sudden, Think, Thinking, Views

I admire fashion and I respect it greatly, but I don't necessarily follow trends. I never really have. I just wear what I like to wear. I really like colors, and there are some things I wear and don't care what anybody says about it being in style or not. I wear it anyway.

Color, Fashion, Follow, Says, Style, Wear

In L. A. , being an actor is like a pastime, everybody there is like, "I was on this reality show; I'm an actor. " It becomes a word that is loosely thrown around.

Reality, Actors, Pastime, Thrown, Loosely, Becomes

The way I work emotionally is: I don't ever try to cry. I try not to, which is what for me produces organic emotion.

Emotion, Emotionally, Produces, Trying, Way

[In New York,] when you say you're an actor, there's a certain level of respect that goes with that.

Actor, Actors, Levels, New York, Say, York

My first exploration through art was really through music - I've trained classically with piano for about ten years.

Art, Classically, Piano, Ten, Years

Im a songwriter and Id love to make that a part of my career.

Career, Careers, Love, Part, Songwriter, Songwriters

The directors were often really nice and I was well behaved, so I would just sit there in rehearsal. That allowed me to see the process - not just the result, the red carpet, all of the wonderful, fun things that happen afterwards - the nuts and bolts, the nitty-gritty, "Let's try to build this character from the page," tech rehearsals.

Allowed, Character, Fun, Nice, Nuts, Red

I grew up in the theater with my mom and that's how I knew I wanted to be an actor in the first place.

Actor, Actors, Firsts, Mom, Place

I started playing piano when I was around four; thats my first passion.

Four, Passion, Piano, Playing

One day I'm not busy at all; the next day I have work for months - that's kind of the way it works!

Busy, Next Day, One Day, Way, Work, Works

I realized that once I graduated from college, there might be a period of time where people might typecast me or be more limiting, and I might not be able to play a crazy character. For me, it was important to do that at least in school.

Character, Crazy, Graduated, School, Time

Personally, especially as a young black woman, I didn't think that Los Angeles was a place for me to start. There's a certain type that they go for or don't.

Angeles, Black, Los Angeles, Start, Thinking, Woman

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