Personally I discovered that you could go through the academy as a young scholar, come out, and almost … - Bernice Johnson Reagon

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High-level actors can be all about their close-ups and the size of their trailers. I'd heard these horror stories of how a really powerful actor can come in and change your script.

Bernice Johnson Reagon

Personally I discovered that you could go through the academy as a young scholar, come out, and almost immediately have an impact on the academic environment.

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