Condola Rashad
Condola Rashad
Condola Phylea Rashādis an American actress, daughter of actress Phylicia Rashād and former professional football player and sportscaster Ahmad Rashād...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActress
Date of Birth11 December 1986
CountryUnited States of America
genre good stories truth whatever
I really want to do film, but I want to do the right film. The truth for me is that I'm really driven by stories. So there are stories I want to tell, and if it's a good story then I want to do it, whatever genre it is.
careers songwriters
Im a songwriter and Id love to make that a part of my career.
thinking black los-angeles
Personally, especially as a young black woman, I didn't think that Los Angeles was a place for me to start. There's a certain type that they go for or don't.
passion piano four
I started playing piano when I was around four; thats my first passion.
challenges done intention
The big challenge is finding something new without changing completely what you've already done - going deeper into what you've already done and discovering new things while carrying out the same intention.
trying way emotion
The way I work emotionally is: I don't ever try to cry. I try not to, which is what for me produces organic emotion.
writing actors process
Shakespeare teaches you how to act. You come out of this process as a better actor. It's just the nature of the words he writes.
people training needs
I wanted to become an actor and I knew that if I was really going to do it, I needed the training. I was not one of those people that was like, "I got it." I was like, "No, I don't have it yet. I need work. I need help fixing myself."
different television directors
Theater is a lot more interactive, more of a cohesive unit. With television, it can be a different director every episode.
fun nice character
The directors were often really nice and I was well behaved, so I would just sit there in rehearsal. That allowed me to see the process - not just the result, the red carpet, all of the wonderful, fun things that happen afterwards - the nuts and bolts, the nitty-gritty, "Let's try to build this character from the page," tech rehearsals.
mom jobs growing-up
My mom was really busy when I was growing up, but she did a really good job in terms of balancing her home life with her professional life. She basically took me everywhere.
thinking views want
There are a lot of celebrities that I think can get a little bit distracted by the way that our society views celebrity. All of a sudden, the film becomes about, "Come see this celebrity!" I'm not interested in that. I want to see a story.
art artist views
My view of myself as an artist expanded because of the time I spent at Cal Arts.
people expectations different
I've realized that a lot of people go to see film or theater with a different expectation. I have a friend who's an actor and I can't stand watching movies with him because he never quite allows himself to just watch the story. He'll comment on the lighting, he'll comment on the [camera] angle. I'm not saying there's a wrong way to watch it - maybe that's helpful to him - but to me, you're getting way too caught up in the technical aspects.