It's amazing that people still feel, 'Oh my gosh, it's a black guy.' We've been here for a long time; let's get used to it. Let's get used to other cultures.
John BoyegaRead
I'm having so much fun, because you know what? They cast a Star Wars fan in a Star Wars movie. Biiiiiig mistake!
Interpretation
The quote reflects the joy and excitement of being part of something you love.
John Boyega expresses the thrill of being cast in a 'Star Wars' movie as a fan of the franchise, highlighting the joy that comes from living out a dream and the humorous acknowledgment of it being a 'big mistake' for the filmmakers. This playful tone illustrates the blend of passion and the often unpredictable nature of fame within beloved franchises.
In practice
During a speech at a Comic-Con event, I could quote this to get the audience excited about fandom.
It's amazing that people still feel, 'Oh my gosh, it's a black guy.' We've been here for a long time; let's get used to it. Let's get used to other cultures.
If a picture wasn't going very well, I'd put a puppy in it.
The film medium is some sort of magic. I think also it's a magic that every frame comes and stands still for a fraction of a second and then it darkens. A half part of the time when you see a picture you sit in complete darkness. Isn't that fascinating? That is magic.
Fashion needs fresh blood, and London is the most creative place for that.
There is a lot of propaganda about opera singers not being able to act. That's not necessarily true and hasn't been true for a very long time. And certainly there were those instances when singers were told they need to fit into a certain size dress. Of course, women. Men? They just make the costume bigger.
I don't think writers choose the genre, the genre chooses us. I wrote out of the wish to create order out of disorder, the liking of a pattern.
It is the artist's function not to copy but to synthesise: to eliminate from that gross confusion of actuality which is his raw material whatever is accidental, idle, irrelevant, and select for perpetuation that only which is appropriate and immortal.
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