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The Daily Show: Ears Edition
John David Washington discussed his role in the Broadway revival of August Wilson's "The Piano Lesson", highlighting the challenges and rewards of performing nightly and the experience of working alongside Samuel L. Jackson, who originated the role.
I feel like I'm in grad school really, you know, with with Latonya Jackson our our leader our director.
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John David Washington discussed his role in the Broadway revival of August Wilson's "The Piano Lesson", highlighting the challenges and rewards of performing nightly and the experience of working alongside Samuel L. Jackson, who originated the role.
I feel like I'm in grad school really, you know, with with Latonya Jackson our our leader our director.
But I'm looking at him across the stage like I know you originated this role I'm doing my best, huh?
It's a full contact sport.
I wanted to challenge myself It was it was about uh seeing trying to test my abilities, you know, trying to grow as an artist I wanted to keep searching and I dove I don't know. I dove head in you know, I was I was going for it I felt like the words of uh of august wilson would lead me to the promised land There was a character that I really loved and enjoyed every time I read it.
It's a ghost story It's also incredibly funny. It's got a lot of humor in it. It's I mean august wilson is a genius