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“They were never going to pick me”: John Leguizamo on how rejection made him (www.salon.com)

submitted 6 months ago by K7d@r.nf to c/moviesandtv@lemm.ee

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[–] livus@kbin.social 14 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Fantastic interview! He's smart as well as a great actor. This bit stands out to me:

Because the content — Native American, Latino. They keep saying that they want to be inclusive and have us on board, but they don't green-light. They don't green-light our stories. We’re 30% of the box office in America — Latin people — 30% of subscribers on streaming, 30% of the sports fans, and you're not going to have our stories.

It's crazy, man. They're taxing us without representation. We have to do it ourselves. Tyler Perry said it. They're not going to give us a seat to the table. We got to make our own table. I agree.