00:00I had a moment to talk with Lucille Flannery, a brief time to talk with Nicole.
00:06And, you know, honestly, that was pretty much it, you know, other than the script and a little bit of what Randy had told me.
00:12And then you just kind of use your creative, you know, inspiration and who I am as an actor.
00:21And I think definitely the fact that I have been around for a while and portrayed different roles and different fathers helped as well.
00:28And, you know, at certain points, you just kind of take what you're given, put it all together, create a character and hope that above all what you're doing is you're delivering truth, you know.
00:40And so that's what I like try to focus on, the emotional truth, you know, his emotional integrity, the moral compass, his aspect of conflict, you know, and just deal with that.
00:56And I think that if we're honest, you know, as a black man growing up in America, I have to be honest about his plight because Charles's plight represents my father's plight, my uncle's plight and everything else.
01:10So in knowing who my father, my father and his life, uncles, family members and whatnot, their struggles, I in turn know who Charles Flannery is.
01:20So it's about honoring and representing Charles, but it's also about honoring and representing all those other men who were dealing in and raising their families at the same time.
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