Ashton Sanders Quotes
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I feel like a lot of black men 'put on' because of what they see and because of what people tell them they have to be.
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For my career, I want to be able to do projects that have serious context to them or that make me grow as a person and an artist after the experience.
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We're raised to believe that black men have to be one specific way.
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There are so many stereotypes of how you have to be as a black man, growing up in the community as a man.
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It's awesome that my job is to make people have reactions.
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I'm getting the training I need to progress as an actor. If something comes up and I have to drop, I'll drop.
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A lot of these artists are out here don't stay true to why they started doing this in the first place.
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I don't think things will lead me astray, as long as I'm tapped into myself.
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I definitely wasn't the kid playing sports. I was super different.
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I like to have fun and be myself and express myself through how I dress.
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I was skinny and black and didn't play sports. And I was bullied.
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Hollywood is showing respect for all different types of art.
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I bury things in the back of my mind I don't really want to deal with.
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I'm acting! And doing it for income! But it's for something that I love, and that's super rare.
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There's so much in American history that has been hidden and shunned.
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It's about being true to my artistry, which I've been doing. It's super important to do smart films.
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I didn't know that '12 Years a Slave' was being filmed at the same time we were making 'The Retrieval.'
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Despite everything that's going on, people need love.
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There's so many strict ideas and rules, whether it's from religion or it's just generations and generations.
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I want to keep doing projects that speak for people within the community and tell different types of meaningful stories.