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Tessa Thompson
Tessa Thompson
American Actress
Born: Oct 3, 1983
About Me People Think Time You
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Oftentimes in films, the female character, if she's not the protagonist - and often, even if she is - feels like an imitation of what a woman is. Tessa Thompson
Character Woman Films Imitation Feels Like Protagonist She Female Female Character Often Oftentimes Even
What was so exciting for me about Wakanda and seeing 'Black Panther' was how incredible the women were in it. Tessa Thompson
Me Women Black Incredible Panther Seeing About Exciting How Were
I'm really excited about this generation of young women that can look at a screen and see some brown people in space. Tessa Thompson
Generation Women People Space Young This Generation See Some About Brown Excited Look Screen Young Women Really
Cultural change always precedes political change. Tessa Thompson
Change Political Always Cultural Precedes
There was a period when I had a hard time reconciling all the different parts of me in a way that I thought would make sense to others. Tessa Thompson
Time Me Thought Sense Others Way Would Reconciling Had Period Make Parts Different Different Parts Hard Hard Time
I think I've realized that when you are aiming to create a real body of work, you are as much defined by the things you don't do as by the things you do. Tessa Thompson
Work You Think Aiming Defined Real Realized Create Much Body Things
I guess I'm sort of just a glutton for having moments when I can just do whatever I want to, which sounds terrible. Tessa Thompson
Whatever Guess Having Terrible Sort Sounds Just Want Which Moments
'Veronica Mars' was my first job, and for some reason, my character changed her hairstyle halfway through the season from curly to - I don't even know why - suddenly straight. Tessa Thompson
Character Job First Hairstyle Changed Mars Some Through First Job Know Halfway Veronica Curly Straight Reason Even Suddenly Season Why Her
The term 'breakout' always makes me think of an inmate or some butterfly emerging out of a cocoon. Tessa Thompson
Me Think Out Some Emerging Term Makes Always Breakout Cocoon Inmate Butterfly
Fashion is a funny thing to talk about. I think what you wear is definitely an extension of you, but I also think it's totally arbitrary. Tessa Thompson
Funny Fashion You Think Funny Thing Definitely Arbitrary Wear Totally About Talk Also Thing Extension
As a kid, I loved going to lots of thrift stores with my parents. There was a period where I thought it was embarrassing, and then I started to get older - I realized they were really cool. Tessa Thompson
Thought Parents Older Kid Embarrassing Thrift Period Were Lots Get Going Where Stores Loved Realized Then Really Cool Started
I'm sort of obsessed with Harlem. Just its history. My father did the music for a play called 'The Huey P. Newton Story,' and they did a lot of work in Harlem. So as a little girl, I spent a lot of time in Harlem Library. Tessa Thompson
Work Music Time History Library Father Girl Spent Obsessed Sort Lot Did Just Story Little Little Girl Newton Play Harlem
I think, as an actor, when you're starting off early in your career, you're kind of just seeing what lands. But 'Veronica Mars' definitely primed me to look for surprising, dynamic women. It took me awhile to realize how cool that job was. Tessa Thompson
Me You Women Job Think Took Definitely Kind Mars Seeing Look How Veronica Surprising Off Just Dynamic Realize Lands Your Cool Actor Awhile Early Career Starting
The beauty of working on a show like 'Westworld' is we're painting a not-too-distant future and talking about an aspirational sense of what power looks like in the future. Tessa Thompson
Future Power Beauty Sense Painting About Like Looks Talking Working Show
It's so rare to have an ensemble cast of women. Tessa Thompson
Women Rare Ensemble Cast
Death is just a part of life, you know? It's what makes all of life more vibrant. It's coming whether we want to accept it or not. Tessa Thompson
Life Death You More Part Know Accept Makes Coming Just Vibrant Want Whether
I've felt this real need to ground my work in my ideals. Tessa Thompson
Work Ideals Felt Real Ground Need
Even while I'm really interested in playing female characters that are varied and interesting and dynamic, I'm not of the mind that you always want to play strong female characters. I think I just want to play characters that are interesting, and not all people are 'strong.' Tessa Thompson
You People Strong Mind Think Characters All People Strong Female Varied Female Always Female Characters Just Want Dynamic While Interested Interesting Really Even Play Playing

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