The first step in any casting process is the appearance, physical description. This is where everything comes into play: gender and gender, age range, place of origin and, while not a factor in most roles, skin color. For Idris Elba, a 50-year-old actor who established himself as one of television’s greats through his roles in “The Wire” and “Luther,” that needs to change. “We have to grow up. We have to. Our skin is just that: skin”he tells Esquire.
“I stopped describing myself as a black actor when I realized this represented me” says Elba, who found himself shortlisted to be the next James Bond. However, this doesn’t affect your identity at all: “Of course I’m a member of the black community”he says, while assuring that “Racism is very real. But from my point of view, it’s only as powerful as you allow it to be”.
“I accept that it’s part of my journey to realize that, in many cases, I may be the first person like me to do a certain thing. And it’s good, leaving it as part of my legacy”. As, “other people, black boys and girls, but also white boys and girls, who grew up in the circumstances I grew up in, are able to see that there is a boy who came from Canning Town [al este de Londres] you ended up doing what I do. Can be made”.
break the moulds
In 2018, model and actress Zendaya made a similar statement: She admitted that she told her agent to invite her to castings that specifically looked for white actresses, since most of the roles she could apply for weren’t written for black girls. “Anytime I Say They Want White Girls Send Me To Me”I was saying. “Maybe they’ll change their minds”.
Source: E Cartelera
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