Last year, Issa Rae was in three Oscar-nominated movies (Barbie, American Fiction and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse) and she also won a Peabody. Despite her success, the Insecure creator tells Rachel there have been forks in the road that still keep her up at night.
Last year, Issa Rae was in three Oscar-nominated movies and she also won a Peabody. Despite her success, the Insecure creator tells Rachel there have been forks in the road that still keep her up at night. Issa explains why she loves writing from a place of fear, and connects with Rachel over the way they keep lost loved ones close.from NPR, where host Rachel Martin asks guests randomly-selected questions from a deck of cards.
But I've come to understand that optimism is a choice, and it isn't just about choosing to believe things will get better — it's about working to make sure they do. Optimism is hope made real in the world through action.So when Issa Rae tells me she believes things are supposed to work out the way they're supposed to, I hear way more than something that can be turned into a refrigerator magnet.
Are you insane? Thank you for that. No, I'm not. I'm extroverted around my own confines. I have to curate the ability to be an extrovert. But no, generally I love being alone. I like traveling alone. I like eating alone. I love going to the movies alone sometimes. And I still love the people I love, but it's necessary.
But I had this opportunity to submit to a Sundance thing, a script that I'd written with a friend, but I had to be in town if we won and we were semi-finalists. And so, if I went to Paris, I wouldn't be able to get the opportunity to do this Sundance thing.
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