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Too many people I've loved dearly have left this earth. And some I've lost are still here breathing the same air. That grief can be comparable if not worse in its consumption.

~Aunjanue Ellis

Topics: Air Breathing Comparable Consumption Dearly Earth Grief Here Left Lost Loved Many People Same Some Still Too Too Many People Worse

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Pain doesn't have a face and pain doesn't have a certain way of adjusting. Pain is universal.

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Topics: Adjusting Certain Certain Way Face Pain Universal Way

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Black women are supposed to be 'strong,' but the burden of carrying our race and carrying our families adds the pressure.

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Topics: Adds Be Strong Black Burden Carrying Families Our Pressure Race Strong Supposed Women Women Are

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Every role is a potential lover. I ask: Are they someone I want to wake up to in the morning and go to bed with at night? Do they question my assumptions about life? Consume me to distraction? Make my cry, then clown to make me laugh again? If I say yes, then it's all I need.

~Aunjanue Ellis

Topics: About Again Ask Assumptions Bed Clown Consume Cry Distraction Every Go Laugh Life Lover Make Make Me Laugh Me Morning Need Night Potential Question Role Say Someone Then Up Wake Wake Up Want Yes

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I think that when a film does its job, it poses questions rather than gives answers. It should act as a frustrating counselor who, at your bidding for advice, says, 'What do you think?' I think that's some of what the culture critic Greg Tate meant by art leaving a 'metaphysical stain.'

~Aunjanue Ellis

Topics: Act Advice Answers Art Bidding Counselor Critic Culture Does Film Frustrating Gives Job Leaving Meant Metaphysical Poses Questions Rather Says Should Some Stain Than Think Who You Your I Think

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The roles that I feel I get, or handed to me, or whatever, are not that interesting. I don't think it's a problem that's specific to black women. I think it's a problem that's specific to movie-making in America.

~Aunjanue Ellis

Topics: America Black Feel Get Handed Interesting Me Problem Roles Specific Think Whatever Women I Think I Feel

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Sitcoms are incredibly limiting. When you do a sitcom and it becomes a signature part for you, it's harder to do something else; but if you do a drama, you can get lost in it and have a role to do other things.

~Aunjanue Ellis

Topics: Becomes Drama Else Get Harder Incredibly Limiting Lost Other Part Role Signature Sitcom Sitcoms Something Something Else Things You

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I think a film is a failure if it doesn't have an emotional effect. That's the film's failure. Not if it doesn't deliver a message, but if it doesn't have emotional effect or visceral effect.

~Aunjanue Ellis

Topics: Deliver Effect Emotional Failure Film Message Think Visceral I Think

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I don't think that a vote for Barack Obama is a symbolic thing. I think it's much more than that. It's not just a black man. It's not just a feel-good vote. It's the idea of electing someone who really does want to make a difference.

~Aunjanue Ellis

Topics: Barack Barack Obama Black Difference Does Idea Just Make Make A Difference Man More Much Obama Really Someone Symbolic Than Thing Think Vote Want Who I Think

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I love playing different characters and things that are challenging. I'm not interested in safety at all. That's what makes me get up in the morning.

~Aunjanue Ellis

Topics: Challenging Characters Different Different Characters Get Interested Love Makes Me Morning Not Interested Playing Safety Things Up I Love

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actress

Born: February 21st, 1969

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