The policies enacted during segregation are still being felt in Birmingham. - Andre Holland

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Actually I ran away from school when I was 13. No one could find me, and the police were called. I was just hiding in a little thicket of grass at my school, and went to sleep.

Andre Holland

The policies enacted during segregation are still being felt in Birmingham.

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If I find great material, or a great character, or a great director that wants to do something on TV, or whether it's in film, or whatever it is, man - as long as it's good, and on the level, I'm open to it.

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I just want to play interesting characters, and I want to work with the best directors I can work with.

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I personally feel like black people in America have contributed so much for so long, and haven't always gotten credit for it.

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