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.
When I was a kid, I took 'The Brady Bunch' and 'The Partridge Family' very seriously. It was a world to me in the same way that the Greek myths would have been had I read them. You know, Marcia is Athena and Mr. Brady is Zeus.
Miraculously, smoke curled out of his own mouth, his nose, his ears, his eyes, as if his soul had been extinguished within his lungs at the very moment the sweet pumpkin gave up its incensed ghost.
Literature is the art of writing something that will be read twice; journalism what will be grasped at once.
I love performing outside because it's as if the heavens are open and the elements become part of the stage show as well - you know, the wind and the rain and the thunder. It's almost as if there's a sense of invocation in performance.
Failures are inevitable. Unfortunately, in film they live for ever and they're 40 ft wide and 20 ft high.
That is why I believe that art is so much more significant than either economics or philosophy. It is the direct measure of man's spiritual vision.
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