“There was something about Beyoncé that felt like a vessel, I guess, that I could kind of impose all of these feelings and thoughts onto. I was drawn to a little bit of a dichotomy between the glamour and celebrity and the very deep and complex legacy of black women, and what that means in terms of performance.” KindMeanLittlesFeelingsFeltBitsBlackTermLittle BitPerformancesComplexesLegacyBlack WomenVesselGlamourVery DeepDichotomy Author:Morgan Parker
“I know there were periods of times where I didn't feel understood, and there were very few people around me that I felt like they really got me. There was one person who was sort of the one in my life that really got me.In general, I felt a little bit on the outside and not totally included. There was a period of time when we were moving around a lot. So I couldn't really hold on to a certain set of friends. And so that was a little bit difficult.” PeopleKnowsFeelsLittlesPersonsMovingCertainFeltBitsDifficultPeriodsLittle BitUnderstood Author:Mahershala Ali
“I think in some ways, I would go back home, and I didn't really quite fit in and couldn't - didn't have a person to bounce those experiences off of. So I felt a little bit trapped within me, and it made me feel lonely because I really couldn't - the things that were exciting to me, I couldn't really share those with another kid and that other kid understand that.” ThinkingWayFeelsLittlesPersonsMadeHomeKidsFeltBitsShareFitLittle BitLonelyExcitingTrappedBack HomeBounceFeeling Lonely Author:Mahershala Ali
“It felt, like, so far from - or far enough from the reality of things that we can enjoy it purely as entertainment. And now it feels a little bit too in alignment, honestly, but yeah - so we'll see how season five [House of Cards] goes over there.” FeelsLittlesEnoughRealityHouseFeltBitsEnjoyFiveLittle BitSeasonsYeahEntertainmentHonestlyCardsAlignmentHouse Of Cards Author:Mahershala Ali
“[My mother] told me a little bit about the scene out there and I think, as a small child, I just always felt a connection to that history because my mother had described it to me.” ThinkingChildrenLittlesMotherFeltBitsSceneLittle BitConnectionsSmall Child Author:Jon Gordon