Naomie Harris Was Not Sure About Her Role As A Crack Addict Being A Black Woman
Actress Naomie Harris was uncertain for her role as a crack addict because she is a black woman
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By Monojit
Celebrated
actress
Naomie
Harris
reveals
that
she
used
to
prepare
herself
for
role
by
researching
YouTube
videos
"I
felt
through
these
clips
I
saw
online
that
I
got
a
real
insight
into
those
communities
in
those
people's
lives." Said
the
actress
"At
the
time
it
seemed
perfectly
reasonable,
because
Barry
Jenkins,
our
director,
was
so
calm
and
so
reassuring
and
he
made
me
feel
as
though
I
had
all
the
time
in
the
world,
so
I
never
felt
rushed," Said
Harris.
"I
never
felt
like
this
was
a
feet
that
we
had
to
achieve,
it
just
felt
perfectly
doable."
The
actress
added
further.
Harris
also
says
that
initially
she
was
bit
hesitant
to
portray
the
character
of
a
crack
addict
being
a
black
woman.
"I
grew
up
with
very
strong,
intelligent,
powerful
women
and
I
don't
feel
as
though
they're
reflected
enough
on
screen,
so
I
sort
of
made
it
my
mission
that
I
was
going
to
make
my
choices
based
on
portraying
positive
images
of
women
in
general,
and
black
women
in
particular."
She
said.
"I
didn't
feel
as
if
a
crack
addicted
fitted
into
that.
I
thought,
here's
someone
who's
emotionally
invested
in
ensuring
that
this
character
is
given
her
full
complexity
and
her
full
humanity."
Naomie
added
further.