“My first audition was an open call and I had no picture and no resume ...” — Adepero Oduye Quote

“My first audition was an open call and I had no picture and no resume - that's how clueless I was. I just thought I could show up.”

“You look up to your parents and you want them to accept you, and you don't want them to look at you in a negative light. So you do things to make them proud and accept you.”

“There are conservative people in all colours in America.”

“Occasionally I will audition for a big overseas movie, but that's it.”

“I would always pick pop songs and would sing them even if they were not correct for the audition - which didn't always get me a lot of jobs, but sometimes they did.”

“I was shocked that I even got the opportunity to audition for 'A Wrinkle in Time.' Meg Murry is a Caucasian girl in the book.”