'I just want to be some queer kid's Angela Bassett.'
Samira Wiley Revealed How Playing Poussey On"OITNB" Helped Her Love Herself And Yearn For Black Stories That Aren't Trauma-Focused. Not only were viewers consuming episodes at a faster pace, but it also gave them a different way to connect to the show's characters. And that's just what happened with series star Samira Wiley, who captured the hearts of millions when she stepped on the scene as Poussey Washington.
I was not an out actor when I first got the role. I don't think many people know that. I feel like people thought I was always out and proud, but nobody knew because I wasn't famous then. But I was really on that path of, do I bring my best friend on a carpet with me one day? You have so many different voices in your ear when you're starting to gain fame, access, and all of those things. And I had some of those voices.
It's just scary, hearing so many different outside voices telling you you're gonna get pigeonholed or typecast — a lot of the fear, I think, comes from the unknown. It was just really, really, really scary for me. Being in the public eye and having my dream of wanting to be an actor...I didn't want any of this other stuff to get in the way.
Oh, George is a lot like me! She was born four days before my birthday. She's a real performer. Somebody just gave me a little me to reparent . I really understand patience on a different level now. In those early days, I had no idea that poop could do all the things that it was doing. It was wild! But as we moved forward, I'm constantly just purely delighted by her. The things that she says and the way she makes us laugh, it's been awesome.
It's important for me to see George as her own person. She's a being that I want to respect in this world. I want to listen to her when she's crying, I want to be able to encourage her to speak up for herself, and all of those things. But the thing that I did get from my parents that has brought me to where I am today is, I have always felt like I can do anything — I'm special. They've just always been really supportive in that way.
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