00:00We are here with our visionary recipient, Tayana Taylor.
00:03Woo!
00:04I'm good, how are you? How are you?
00:06Oh my god, so good.
00:07If you had to describe what it means to be a visionary, put it into words for us.
00:11Oh my god.
00:14I just think a person that can see things beyond, you know, that understand that the sky is not the
00:22limit, you know.
00:24You keep going and you get, I want to be out of space, you know.
00:29Absolutely.
00:30And I mean, I think that that's what it is, you know.
00:33I see it and I want to, I just, I want to feel it.
00:38I want to be a part of it.
00:38I want to be present in the things that I see.
00:43Yeah, absolutely.
00:44What is, so, speaking of being a visionary honoree, what does it mean for legend Dionne Warwick to present that
00:50honor to you?
00:50Oh my god, I'm like, it's a dream, you know.
00:57You know, I think especially, like, how we met and, you know, from how we met to how we bonded
01:03to the relationship that we built.
01:05Yeah.
01:05Like, it's just, you know, I'm still pinching myself, you know.
01:10And I like, I get to call on a regular, like, we talk every single day, you know.
01:14And then it's just like, things like this is just even more beautiful because she's like, I want to do
01:21this.
01:21I want to do this.
01:21Like, where is it happening?
01:22I want to be there.
01:23But, you know, she's so present.
01:25And like I said earlier, I'm all about being present, you know.
01:28So I appreciate people who are present as well.
01:31Absolutely.
01:32Well, I believe you're well on your way to an EGOT.
01:35But would you want to tell us about your directorial debut with your new feature film, Get Light?
01:39Yes.
01:40Yeah, girls ought to be a movie director.
01:43Period.
01:43I'm about to be in the guild.
01:46Yeah.
01:47You're going to take every job, period.
01:50I mean, honestly, I'm so blessed, you know.
01:53I'm so blessed.
01:54And I just don't take any of this for granted, you know.
01:57I don't take any of it lightly.
01:59So I'm just, like, taking it all in, you know.
02:01I'm, like, so excited.
02:03Literally, even during award season, I was, like, still, like, I already had my audition process.
02:09I was already meeting with DPs.
02:10Like, I was just so excited.
02:12They're like, do you sleep?
02:13Like, how are you on your way to SNL right now?
02:17You know, and you got SNL at 12 o'clock with your auditions at 8 o'clock, you know.
02:21It's just, that's just the person that I am.
02:23You're a renaissance woman.
02:24And I'm just ready.
02:25I'm ready to do it all.
02:26You get tired of being so good at everything.
02:29You know, I'm never going to complain about answer prayers, you know.
02:32I want to do it all.
02:33I want to do it all.
02:34And, you know, I've been so fortunate and so blessed to be able to do so.
02:39So I may get sleepy, but I don't get tired.
02:42Period.
02:42A word.
02:43A word.
02:44My last question before we get you in there.
02:45I don't know if you saw, but Kehlani said she would love to go on tour with you.
02:48I don't know if you have time, but.
02:50I've never really seen that.
02:52And I was like, girl, don't threaten me with a good time.
02:55You know, so.
02:56You said, don't make me out another thing.
02:58Hello, don't make me out another thing because I will.
03:00Because I will.
03:02Hello, that is my girl.
03:03That is my heart.
03:03I love her so much.
03:05And I'm like, literally, my agent was like, so what you trying to do?
03:09No, you're saying stay tuned.
03:10Y'all, you ain't saying nothing about a thing.
03:14I'm just going to say, we can't wait then is all I'm going to say.
03:18Period.
03:18But thank you so much.
03:20We're going to get in there soon after you.
03:22Yeah, I'm going to be out there.
03:22Have so much fun tonight.
03:24Thank you so much, Queen.
03:26You're a legend.
03:27You're amazing.
03:28Have the best night.
03:30Thank you so much.
03:30Oh, my gosh, of course.
03:31Yes, go on that way.
03:40You
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