She’s no stranger to powerful roles—Danielle Brooks shares how this new film breaks boundaries in representation and inspires young minds.
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00:00So how thorough was your research with it? You said you played the game. Did playing the game help you immerse yourself in the character more?
00:06Did you do more reading research when you were-
00:09I didn't have to do all that. I think it's really just using my imagination, being a kid, like the biggest thing
00:16more than like reading a book or doing all that stuff, because each project is something different, what you need, right?
00:21With this, it was just being fearless, being okay with being silly and, you know, being okay with making a fool of myself.
00:29Because I feel like that's
00:31kind of encouraging other people to like not take life so serious. Like it's okay to
00:37go and do that dance that you really don't know how to do or, you know,
00:40it's okay to sing that melody even if your voice cracks. Like go do karaoke, go have fun. And that's what I did.
00:47I just had a good time, you know, getting to know Don and being silly.