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Lorraine Toussaint Biography

Film actress

Lorraine Toussaint, born on April 4, 1960, is an accomplished American actress with a long-standing career in film and television. She is known for her exceptional performances in various projects.

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“I grew up a middle class, colonized child of teachers, and librarians and people, women especially, who treasured education.”

People Children Class Teacher Middle Grew Grew Up Middle Class Librarian Treasured

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“As a modern woman, there are things I take for granted, and that shows up in the way I sit, the way I walk, the way I think, and what I know to be possible.”

Thinking Knows Way Shows Walks Modern Granted Modern Woman

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“Pretend and real are all real to a psychopath.”

Real Psychopath

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“I am so proud of Amelia Boynton. I can burst with pride.”

I Can Pride Proud Amelia

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“When you eliminate vanity from an art form, and I would think that this would be any art form, what is left is an opportunity to be incredibly naked and truthful.”

Thinking Art Would Be Form Opportunity Left Naked Vanity Truthful

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“I've sort of prided myself on playing characters with conscience. The first way I go about creating a character is looking at that area of conscience. What have they done, and what has it cost.”

Way Firsts Done Character Cost Creating Conscience Areas

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“We actors are superstitious creatures. We do all the homework and we put all of the components together, but there's always one key aspect that we're not in charge of, really, and that's magic. You are always on the lookout for where and how that magic is going to ignite. When you have worked as much as I have and have sought it out as often as I do, you get very clear that it will come at very, very odd, unexpected moments.”

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“When you're playing a real character, you want to honor that person and receive inspiration from that person. They need to anoint you in some way that allows you to borrow just a small piece of their soul. That is the flame.”

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“The light and the dark are the same. They share. They really do rub up against each other, and they are extraordinarily familiar with each other. They are actually friends.”

Light Dark Share Familiar

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“So many young people feel powerless. We live in a world where it feels like it's so big and yet so small, and that your contribution really doesn't matter.”

People World Feels Matter Bigs Young Contribution Powerless

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“A lot of our young people are sleep-walking, dreaming that they're awake, and lots of aspects of society initially go about keeping it so.”

People Dream Young Sleep Walking Aspect Awake

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“You can't play history and you can't play historical characters. You just have to reduce it to the ordinary.”

Play Character Ordinary Historical

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“The ordinary is ultimately what moves us most deeply. It's what touches us, and it's what we most recognize, in great moments of art.”

Art Moments Moving Ordinary Great Moments

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“It is the ordinariness of us that is the same in all of us.”

Ordinariness

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“Initially I started in theatre as a Shakespearean actress before film and television. I've always been an artistic child growing up and I knew I wanted to act for as long as I can remember.”

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“As an actor, I usually have to find something to love about my character in order to play her.”

Play Character Order Actors

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“When stepping into the mind of a psychopath, you realize that there is something missing in their brain that they do not understand the consequences of their actions- in a sense.”

Mind Action Realizing Brain Missing Consequence Psychopath

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“Being a mom myself and it being a huge and important part of who I am, made it easier for me to play the role of a strong, fierce, giving mom...”

Giving Made Important Play Strong Roles Huge Mom Easier Who I Am Made It Fierce Being A Mom

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“I love characters that are very layered and complex. It's more exciting and different than any simple role- plus, I love a good challenge.”

Different Character Challenges Simple Roles Exciting Complexes Plus

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About the Author

Born: April 4, 1960
Known for: Film actress
Quotes: 20

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