'I knew that this would turn a lot of the no’s that I used to get into a lot of the yes’s that I’m getting now.' Here, TEYANATAYLOR opens up about her breakout performance as a single mother in Harlem in AThousandAndOne.
, she immediately knew she had to be involved. Directed by A.V. Rockwell, the powerful drama stars Taylor as Harlem native Inez de la Paz, who is released from Rikers in 1994 and thrust back into a society ill-equipped to help her transition. Though she wants nothing more than to reunite with her son, the quiet Terry, Inez instead finds herself butting against the unjust bureaucracy of the foster care system.
You’ve acted in a few different projects, but never as the lead in a drama. How did it feel to step into the role of Inez? Of course I didn’t think about it before [filming], but I think that’s what drew me to Inez. We may not have dealt with the same exact struggles, but we were alike in so many different ways. That’s what made reading the script so beautiful. I see a lot of myself in Inez, and vice versa.
The director, A.V. Rockwell, was also born in New York during that time. Did you bond over this shared upbringing?
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