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
new-york levels actors
[In New York,] when you say you're an actor, there's a certain level of respect that goes with that.
cry drop school takes tap
You know how there's always the one girl in drama school who can cry at the drop of a hat? She has that emotional well she can tap into in a second? I'm not that girl. It takes a lot to get me to that place.
proud be-proud ifs
My thing is that if you don't really connect to something or see that it's going to be something you're going to be proud of, I wouldn't do it.
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.
thinking talking stories
My favorite films are when all of the technicalities are so seamless and so well done that I'm not thinking about them - you're able to go full-on into the story versus talking about edgy this moment was.
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.
mom actors firsts
I grew up in the theater with my mom and that's how I knew I wanted to be an actor in the first place.
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.
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.
thinking artist littles
I think even when I was little there was signs that I was an artist. I've always been an artist.
reality actors shows
In L.A., being an actor is like a pastime, everybody there is like, "I was on this reality show; I'm an actor." It becomes a word that is loosely thrown around.
people actors sometimes
When I'm in Los Angeles, sometimes I hesitate saying that I'm an actor because people are like, "Of course you are." And I'm like "No, not, 'Of course I am.'"
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."
art piano years
My first exploration through art was really through music - I've trained classically with piano for about ten years.