I came into that scene feeling like, when the audience sees me look at Daniel, I want them to see Deborah looking at Chairman Fred Hampton and see that she loved him. I had so much anxiety, and I was like, what is wrong with me? And then I thought, your body can’t differentiate what your mind made you believe. Just to be honest, the day before we had to do the scene where I’m over Daniel ’s body and the bullets are coming in, I was so emotional all night. I saw it and said, “I don’t know how I am going to get it, but I need and I want that.” And now I see it happening right before my eyes! So, the mind is extremely powerful. I literally manifested my dreams from East New York. I mean, it is play pretend, but depending on the type of artist you are, your mind is the most powerful human tool in the world. Is that something you carry with you in all your acting roles? You mentioned your spiritual beliefs earlier and how that helped ground you in playing such a troubled character (who loves). Not just for me, but for the other actors who could potentially be triggered, as well as for the crew. And I don’t need to study anything to know what it feels like to love somebody.īut I did ask for a therapist to be on set. And her love just gets convoluted in a dark way. Dre, she stems from love! She loves Ni’Jah, as she loves Marissa. I really didn’t, because it wasn’t necessary. People have asked me if I studied fandom and went down that rabbit hole. ĭid you study the constructs of fandom or parasocial relationships? Did you look at social media interactions and exchanges, and think about it being the reality for some people in society today? Also, I loved the performances of someone like Charlize Theron in Monster, Boys Don’t Cry and Heath Ledger as the Joker. So when I’m at the premiere watching I’m hearing people say, “Oh, the walk! The walk!” or “Dominique makes her face just like putty!” I love that. I love comedy! You know, I love Jim Carey. Was that a new discovery of a talent within yourself, or have you always had comedic timing, and this was just your first project bringing that out to an audience? There is a comical side of Dre among all that dreariness and death. And I couldn’t be limited by a fear of what people were going to think. If was from the fear of perception - how I was going to look, what people were going to think or how they were going to interpret the project, that was beyond my control. If it was something I felt strongly about, then I could address it to see where it was coming from. So, I journaled and looked to see if there was anything that gave me pause. I’m an artist and I always want the opportunity to show just what I know I can do. You can’t have light if there is no dark, or good without evil. I also believe we are living in a world of duality. I mean, If I’m going to know to the fullest extent of what it means to be that, then I must take it to where it’s necessary. So, I was struggling and I was toying with the idea of, what does it mean to be light in the world? I was used to playing characters who were deemed “light,” and, what does that mean to go “dark”? I had to remind myself, as well as other artists who I know and have as friends, that in order to be light you also have to go the dark side, or to the darkness. I asked God, if this is not in alignment for what you see for me, please remove it easily otherwise, I am going to go full force and be the actor that I think you created me to be. And then I told Donald and he said, “Well, if that is the role you want, that is the role you get!” And then I said to myself, “Now, why did I choose to do this?” Anything that gave me fear or made me anxious, I then had to journal about it. But when I read the script, I knew that I wanted to play Dre. told me about the role and they wanted me to play Marissa. How were you initially introduced to the character of Dre? And, did anything on those script pages give you pause? You can’t have light if there is no dark,” she says.īelow, the star chats with The Hollywood Reporter about why she felt this was the right time to show a never-before-seen side of her acting chops, what it took to climb into (and out of) the darkness, and she also shares her interpretation of the ending. With a strong spiritual base and great knowledge of self, Fishback says she decided to take on the challenge of playing Dre, a character that initially gave her pause. She’s nothing like the character she portrays in Swarm, but it’s easily one of the roles she’s most proud of in her career. 'Transformers' Stars Anthony Ramos and Dominique Fishback to Receive Rising Stars Award at CinemaConįishback giggles and nods her head at the mention of the dichotomy.
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