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We all have a dark side. Most of us go through life avoiding direct confrontation with that aspect of ourselves, which I call the shadow self. There's a reason why. It carries a great deal of energy.

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We actors are superstitious creatures. We do all the homework, and we put all of the components together, but there's always one key aspect that we're not in charge of, really, and that's magic. You are always on the lookout for where and how that magic is going to ignite.

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As a modern woman, there are things I take for granted, and that shows up in the way I sit, the way I walk, the way I think, and what I know to be possible.

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Pretend and real are all real to a psychopath.

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When you're playing a real character, you want to honor that person and receive inspiration from that person. They need to anoint you in some way that allows you to borrow just a small piece of their soul. That is the flame.

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I have a big life, a small child, I work, I do a lot of things, so I'm often playing catch-up with what's current.

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My job as an actor is to cover and expose in varying allowance that - so that the audience can peek through the window to the people I create.

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When you eliminate vanity from an art form, and I would think that this would be any art form, what is left is an opportunity to be incredibly naked and truthful.

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I don't think anyone would disagree with this: You are self-directed in daytime, and that's it. So come with it, and bring it on the first take.

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Once I'm on set, the only thing I'm really interested in is being in the room. Being present. And trusting that what I've done is sufficient, and I'm also trusting that I've also left room for magic.

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Biography

Nationality: Trinidadian

Type: Actress

Born: April 4th, 1960

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