April 22, 2024 • 57 mins
In this gripping episode, host ,Buddy Rahming, interviews the award-winning actress, published model, and fashion ambassador, Ms. Nakia Bryant. This special guest shares her intriguing and inspirational journey from being an athlete to an acclaimed actress in the demanding entertainment industry. Learn about her impressive roles in movies like 'Mad as Hell', upcoming films 'Mama Don't Take No Mess' and 'Cocaine Roach', and her journey towards physical health and fitness.
Discover the essence of commitment to character development, the importance of timing, camera angles, and the synergy of co-actors that elevate a performance. Uncover Nakia's early acting experiences, her transition towards a successful acting career, and the roles of networking and camaraderie in the challenging yet exciting world of film festivals.
Nakia recounts her professional relationship with Robert Parham, the struggles she faced, the rejections she embraced, and the lessons she learned from their long-term alliance starting from 2005. Hear about her first film 'The Difference' with Robert, and how it shaped the foundation of her on-screen career, and her journey in modeling despite the industry's requirements.
This episode teems with valuable advice for those dreaming to make it big in the film industry. It includes lessons about resilience amidst rejection, the need for a supportive network, and how to stay grounded in a male-dominated industry. Nakia's narrative is not only inspiring but filled with practical wisdom and fascinating anecdotes.
Enjoy the extraordinary life of Nakia Bryant, an artist passionate about her craft. Gain insights into her experiences in the world of black cinema, her unique ability to transition between roles, and her joy in contributing behind the scenes. Witness her humility and passion as she expresses her excitement about being recognized for her work and her eagerness to continually grow.
Finally, join us as Nakia sheds light on the importance of small roles in narrating a larger story. From her roles in 'Old Lady Vampire' and 'Cocaine Roach' to her admiration of influencers like Tim Burton, Stan Lee, Ava DuVernay, Halle Berry, Queen Latifah, and Whoopi Goldberg. The episode concludes with her perspective on supporting independent films and the importance of consistency in creative efforts.
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Yeah, Pepper told me that you take this equipment to houses.
Yeah, yeah, I can. I didn't know that. Yeah. I've been like, ah.
But if we do it again, I have somewhere in Sacramento to go.
Okay, cool, cool. Yeah, yeah.
Music.
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All right cool yes yes yes y'all what is going on this is your man buddy rami
and we are back at it with another episode of the yeah buddy podcast and this
episode is brought to you by the Comedy Cash Cow competition,
which is going down May 25th in Vacaville, California.
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dollars grand prize and star in their own movie, you need to go to www.comedycashcow.com
right now and get your tickets because they are available right now.
That's a deal. Yeah, that's a thousand bucks to star in your own movie. Star in your own movie.
And we're going to be giving out headshots for comedians. We're going to be
giving out trying to give them a whole bunch of social media promo,
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media promo, newspapers, all that good stuff.
So it's going to be a fun time. And we're going to have a whole bunch of industry people up there.
Vacaville, yeah. Vacaville at the Journey Theater. I think that's what they call it now.
But yeah, that should be cool. There's going to be, yeah, we're going to have
a couple of agents up there.
We're going to have some people from iHeartMedia up there, film commissioners and stuff like that.
So, I mean, even you actors, stuff like that comes through the network.
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That's right in my county.
Mm-hmm. Absolutely. Yeah.
Like I said, this episode, every episode of the Yeah Buddy podcast,
I always try to bring some of my friends in the entertainment business.
We could just chop it up, you know, talk about our journeys in the entertainment
business, see what we got coming up.
And this episode is like no other. This episode, we have a very special guest.
She is a award-winning actress.
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She's in movies such as the independent film Mad as Hell, which is on Tubi right now.
She has upcoming movies called Mama Don't Take No Mess and Cocaine Roach.
Cocaine Roach. forget to get into she's also a published model
she's been in a couple magazines and she is a ambassador for a clothing line
called just strong so i want y'all to make a lot make a lot right now for my
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good friend miss nakia and bryant in the building tonight no worries thank you
for having me thank you i'm glad you're here glad you made it all the way up
from where was it susan yes.
How's it drive it wasn't actually too bad okay don't try wasn't too bad a little
bit a couple pockets but that's about it okay cool cool so me and you we met
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at the sacktown movie buff,
Mixer. The Mixer. Big Sexy Brewing Co. Yeah. Yes. How was it?
How was your experience taking in that film festival?
I haven't been to a film festival in a while. And that was absolutely amazing.
So much fun. Great location.
Good food, by the way. Oh, the barbecue?
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I didn't get my own, but I was eating off of maybe Pepper's Blade.
Yeah, I'll see the prices. Yeah, I see the prices for them.
I say, you know, I would just say, what's that? Can I try to like five people?
No, but it was it was great. It was a lot of fun. A lot of faces I hadn't seen
in a long time, including Bunny.
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So, yeah, I've done some work with her before, but that I hadn't seen her in a year or two, maybe.
And it was great to see her again and so many other people i had interviewed
i was a co-host of a podcast last
year as well and there were two artists there that i was glad to see so,
okay cool yeah shout out to bunny stewart bunny stewart's definitely a good
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friend of the the yeah buddy podcast she's been on here we interviewed her she's
always good time good energy good spirit when you're around bunny and stuff
like that yes yeah but that mixer was cool Cool,
because I don't know how often you come out to like Sacramento to mix and mingle with the people.
I know you said it's been a while, but usually we don't get that type of turnout when it comes to.
Yeah. I mean, it was very good to see a lot of the people from different pockets
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of like the film community just come together and just like start that drama.
Network networking with industry attorneys, directors, producers and writers,
as well as, you know, Robert Parham from our films. I mean, a couple other artists
that were in our films as well.
He really kind of sort of tends to work with the same people and help develop
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them as artists if they're not already seasoned.
Just helps develop them a lot along the way.
And yeah, it was great. It was great. I had so much fun. Yeah. You saw the musician?
I did see the musician there. He was awesome, too.
I was so busy on this side, but I did hear him on this side.
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So it was great to just vibe out, you know, just totally vibe out.
I know I think I've seen, I know I've heard that voice before and I've seen his face before.
So it was great to hear him out there. Yeah, it's always good.
I think his name was the Philharmonic. I hope I didn't mess that up.
See, that's what I was talking about. I should have wrote it down,
but he is an amazing artist.
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Yeah, yeah, no, yeah. It was definitely, definitely good vibes,
definitely good energy. G shout out to Kiera for throwing on a wonderful film mixer.
I'm not, well, a film mixer, but that the film festival went on through the whole entire weekend.
And that was at the, the IMAX theater.
Yes. And your film that you're in mad as hell Sunday.
Yes. It's right on Sunday, the 13th. Yeah. I believe that's what it was. Yes.
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So many other great films throughout the weekend as well. And I believe they
had a celebrity party too.
It's that Saturday night. So did you miss it? Yeah, I don't think I got that invite.
I was there on Saturday, but I didn't get that invite.
No, I got the invite, but that's the thing about driving, you know,
and I didn't, I just didn't rent a hotel or anything.
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So I come out on Friday for the mixer and I said, well, I can come out on Saturday.
If I do, I'm just going to have to stay the night out here.
But I just came out for a little while and just went on home.
But yeah, there was a nice little party that they had. I'm sorry.
No, I think I know what you're talking about, though. It was like the Miss Glamorous.
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Well, they had a whole bunch of events going on. Yeah, a whole bunch of stuff,
yeah. They had a whole bunch of stuff going on, which is good.
Sacramento's, the whole art scene and entertainment scene had really started
to build up out here in Sacramento.
And then, so like I said, you had the film Mad as Hell. Yes.
In the film festival. Well, not only was it in the film festival,
but it also took home a couple awards.
Yes, it did. It took home Best Director and Best...
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Supporting actor and then best supporting
actress okay yes yeah so yeah
you want you want best supporting actress i did
yeah don't be so bad i was a bashful let me tell you let me just tell you because
because it's so embarrassing i didn't expect to hear my name right so when i
did hear my name i can guarantee you the soles of my feet grew numb i could
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not feel the bottom of my feet.
And this is where Bunny comes in because I was so grateful that she was standing
in the place that she was standing in because I stopped and I gave her a hug
because I said, oh my gosh, Bunny, I don't know. I don't think I'm going to make it over there.
But she was just so, you know what I'm saying? The energy that she gave,
she probably just gave me another burst of energy to just go,
but I couldn't feel my feet.
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And then I just don't even remember my speech because I don't even think I included
everyone that I really wanted to.
So shout out to everyone that I love that I was supposed to say my daughters
were there too. And I totally like blanked out on them as well.
But I know they love me. Yeah, yeah, yeah. But, yeah, and it was just an honor,
really, really, really an honor to receive that award. Mm-hmm.
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Really, really. And so in the movie, well, you get people, I didn't get a chance to watch the movie.
I saw the trailer for it. It looked pretty crazy. It's something about,
like, some, I don't want to go too into detail.
I don't want to best play it. Well, best supporting actress really is just someone
in the film that provides glue.
Like, it's a piece of glue to the film. Mm-hmm. My role wasn't very big and
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I really had just one crazy line.
But I think what Rob does really well when he's mentoring in films is timing.
And then, you know, this line, these lines that he just looks,
he's like, no, this is probably going to work for you if you say this.
But it was really all about camera angles and timing in that.
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And my character, Miss Cresswell, you know, she lasted a little bit in the film.
And then there were a few flashbacks of her.
But it was really, I can't, I don't, I think it was just the timing in that.
Because I would love to be mad as hell too, if that's what they're going to
do. So interesting to see how that goes. Because I definitely asked not to die.
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Yeah. Madder as hell, that's what we call it. Yeah, I definitely didn't want
to die. But, you know, I was at a point where I called him...
I, you know, I said, hey, what do you have for me? You know,
I mean, he said, well, I might have something, but I don't think you're gonna,
you know, he's like, I don't think you're gonna like it.
And I was like, I don't, I don't, I don't care. Just call me back.
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Like, what is it? And he was just like, you know, do you have a great wig?
Do you have this and that? And
trying to just study that character because I'm not that old quite yet.
But I was trying to figure out on YouTube how to, you know, one of the assistants
there, we were trying to figure out how to do it, you know, because we're not
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like those sort of artists, you know, with the makeup.
But I tried to make it as believable as I could.
Yeah, that's what they all say, because I did see the trailer and what I was
looking at, where's the Kia at? And then I went back and I was like, oh, she.
And so that's what's been happening to me probably since the movie come out.
You know, I've had to like, but that's me right there. I swear it is.
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And also to my weight loss journey as well. As I was filming that,
I was definitely a lot bigger back then than I was now.
So you can see the journey that I've also. Also, so follow me on social media
because you can see the journey that I've taken and just getting my health back
and my fitness and my body, you know, my body back and stuff like that.
But, yeah, I just try to embody that character.
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But that was me this entire time. And I said, Rob, no one's going to know.
Like, how will they know? How will they know? You know, so.
But that's the power of great acting. that's the power of great acting being
a great you know character actor committing you know committing to the committing
to the role committing to this character that you're playing because like you said it was.
It didn't look like you at all. Like everybody goes, well, she has like glasses,
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this old gray wig, just, you know, just playing it up and stuff like that.
Yeah. I know you talk about like doing like research and stuff like that.
What is normally like your process of getting into a character,
especially something that's so far like from who you are naturally as a person?
Well, it depends on how many lines I have. I'm just slowly increasing,
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you know, my visibility in the films that I'm starting to do now.
I was usually just like a visual part of it or created a scene or the aesthetic
of it, not just because I was cute or standing back.
Most of the time, too, I was in the character and people didn't even know that
was me as well. So I'm just now starting to to get more into that.
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But so far, I just read the script and just see what I can, you know,
what I can do with the character, really.
And the research is not all Googleable.
You know, it's it's mainly someone that you've known or that you've come across in your life before.
You know, whether it's a teacher or even someone at the grocery store that has
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a slang when they talk or just the way they do their hair or something like that or whatever.
You've seen someone like that before. Yeah. And you just have to tap into it.
Yeah. I think everybody grew up at one point in time had a neighbor that was
like a Miss Cresswell somewhere.
Yeah. Like that. So maybe didn't do a Miss Cresswell did. But yeah, Miss Cresswell.
Nosy. Nosy neighbor. The nosy neighbor. The nosy neighbor.
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Yeah. And so how how did you get started into acting?
Oh, well, I was in my first play at third grade.
So in my third grade teacher, she missed Diana Colombo.
I'm still looking for, by the way, if she's out there, you can speak to her
because she really took the time to she just really took the time.
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She say you have something and I want to keep putting you in things.
So my first play was The Witch, actually, in Snow White.
And I was like, you know, I had instantly went through this nose thing and I
was like, oh, they just chose me because my nose.
Right. But no, I had to put some aesthetic on it anyways.
But it was really the walk. And it was how I studied the character.
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I had seen the movie already, obviously, because it's a Disney movie.
I was 10. So I think I've seen it. I had seen it before.
But the costume was different.
And I changed up her walk a little bit as I was walking into the auditorium.
And it really people started clapping and stuff.
And I was like, I don't know. And then my lines came out and there wasn't many,
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but I just delivered them in a way that, you know, people enjoyed it.
But that was the start of it.
And I think I did a couple other plays with her. And then, of course, in church.
I did some stuff in church, you know, my grandma had us in church and stuff.
So and then high school and then I did sports. So I was into sports after that,
like big time, big time basketball player.
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And then high school, high school, my drama teacher kicked me out.
So I think I was a little too much for whatever he I don't know what it was.
He just, you know, tapped me on my shoulder and said, you know, well,
I think he was trying to say you need to go to an
art school maybe but he didn't say that he just
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said you know i don't think this is i don't think i can
help you here you know something like that something along
the lines i gave him like this music tape that i worked really hard on like
trying to the cassette the double cassettes and you know how you have to stop
record stop record then try and get everything on i'd like work really hard
because i had to do a monologue and music you know he just said give Give me
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whatever it is that you have of, you know, you doing.
And I don't know. That's funny because I got kicked out of high school drama
class, too, as well. Yeah.
So I don't know. I think that's what the most talented people is not getting
kicked out. He's like, I'm giving you an unofficial promotion. Now you go off. Right.
Because that he in front of everyone tapped me on my shoulder. Yeah.
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You need to come with me. He's like, all right.
And then you talk a lot about work with Robert Parham. I know you've worked
a lot together. Y'all known each other for, what, close to 20 years now or something?
Oh, since 2005. 2005, yes.
He was actually my work manager, like a jobby job, jobby job.
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He was my work manager for about two years maybe, and then said that he was
writing, had his own film company.
That's actually my very first film, The Difference, that I don't know if he
wants people to see or not, but it's not bad at all. It's just the beginning
of me really on screen with lines and stuff.
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And that was the first time he was teaching me about, as I said,
timing and product placement, because I think he has his own products that he
has in some of his movies.
And there was this barbecue sauce scene that I kept getting wrong.
And he kept saying, cut, move your finger, cut, move your finger, cut.
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Can you turn? I was like, what is wrong with my finger? So my fingers were so
long that it didn't matter what I did.
The label was not fully shown.
So but then I eventually, of course, I got it. But, you know,
it was a really good film about different scenarios that he had written about
real life situations that I think still resonate today, you know.
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And so how, so start off with 2005, what other projects have y'all,
y'all, cause y'all collaborating on, I feel, I see your IMDB and stuff like that.
It almost feels like he just has you attached to like almost like every film. Almost all of them.
Yeah, I've done some outside work. So in the because I'm from the Bay Area.
So prior to that, or even in 2009, I was a part of the Headbanger Accessory
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Movement, where these three beautiful young ladies from Oakland had this line
of these earrings. It was all about face and earrings.
And I did their fashion show. And they have three promo commercials,
I want to say on YouTube right now, if you guys want to see them.
So I did that with them. And then I did a web series with Razzmatazz Filmworks
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out there in the Bay Area.
Just a trailer, but it was great training as well because, you know,
everything is always, I'm always learning, you know, that's one thing.
So I can't wait to teach others, you know, what I know. But yes,
predominantly most of his movies, if you haven't seen the short,
was one of the first, well, second projects I was on working with him.
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And that's called Buster Jones, the movie.
Okay, I saw that. Yeah, we did that out in Santa Cruz.
And you know any time in between it's just
because i was just told no on other
auditions or you know i just had
to work you know i had to actually work a job
or something like that you know just to pass time so yeah because i think that's
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something that people don't understand especially up here in northern california
bay area even more so in sacramento is just how much there's not really a strong
film industry up here so you got to do those types how you say And just the
rejection is, it's crazy.
I'm like the poster child for real for no, because even when I was 19.
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So also to, I trained with lights, camera action when I was 19,
20 and 21 in San Francisco was called lights, camera action, where we did improv.
I used to be really good at voices and accents and Brit, like Brit, Britain.
I mean, I can do, I can do some things, you know, and even singing voice impersonations
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and, and just things like that. that so we did a lot of that.
And then just work the scene, you know, just auditioning. And we all kind of
did it together and stuff.
So I'm in trained and did workshops and had acting coaches back then. So that was pretty fun.
No, that's what I was going to kind of segue into and stuff like that.
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Because you say you had like a whole group that you guys would go out, audition with.
It's kind of like you had like that support system and something similar that you got with Robert.
Robert can you kind of like I guess just speak to to that
the importance of having that that that network of
people that is just close to you that could give you not only
just guidance but that that support for not
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just the entertainment side of things but just just life in
general the ups and downs yeah so I
don't know I don't honestly there's a thing I don't know
much about Robert's personal life because we
really just work together well whether.
I am in front of the camera or behind the scenes
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I've done some PA work some directors I
mean I've done pretty much everything behind the
scenes as well which is also a good thing like you
know he is very instrumental in teaching
that part of it as well so but
it's always good to have you know a group
of people that you know you can count on you know they'll show
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up you know they'll show out if they need to but
you know you're there to produce you know
some good quality work um to
the best of our abilities and some will say hey do
this do that a little differently or like yeah
you knocked it out and it's it's really
it's really welcoming in this industry you
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know yeah because it doesn't it happens so often
a little bit but um it's always good
to make friends and and if they are going to be loyal friends
and they're all really willing to do the work
right because you're just here to to make great films and
so yeah i welcome that for sure but it's always a good thing to have yeah it's
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all yeah because you said with all the rejection that you have yes like it's
also good thing how you talk about like you kind of keep it just like from strictly
professional with somebody because I feel like family, if they're not really involved,
but not only family, but friends as well, if they're not really involved in
the industry or what this is.
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They don't really understand. They don't. And the time away,
you know, is not understood.
You know, it's just a lot. But it all works out. You know, if you stay grounded,
you know, it all works out.
So we share similar experiences just from being an artist's standpoint, being an actor.
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There but what's it like like if you want to give advice or just
set some type of knowledge to to women that
want to pursue this whether something's that you could just just your experience
and stuff like that because I don't I'm not really because this is a male-dominated
it is a male-dominated industry so I don't know I you know honestly I've been
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rejected more than I've been accepted in a lot
of scenarios and auditions and things of that nature.
Like my biggest, I think my biggest, and this is really quick,
but the biggest network that I auditioned for, I auditioned for MTV's Road Rules back in the day.
And I've definitely auditioned for Tyra Banks' America's Next Top Model.
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I think I did that twice in the Bay Area.
So, and I didn't get it, but I just kept going. You know, that's all I can say
to young people is to just keep going.
And in between time, just keep mastering your art.
If this is what you love, it's good to try new things.
But just stay focused and just keep just keep practicing your art.
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Because when you know, 520 knows when there's going to be a yes,
you know, there's going to be a yes, if you just keep going,
if this is what you want to do.
And morally grounded, you know, I mean, listen,
art is art and we all love to be as women like sensual and sexual and all of
those things, but not the quick way,
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you know, let it take time and grow into yourself as a woman.
Yeah set boundaries know when to because you're
going to hear no so many times just understand it's okay for you to
say no like if there's something that comes up that pops up you'd be
like i don't i haven't got work in so long this isn't really something that
i'm comfortable with doing but i want to work you just got to understand that
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it's okay to say no sometimes yes it is and it's okay to say yes to know to
people who are always told yes it's okay to say no and just let Let them whatever,
you know, you can't control what they think about you, honestly.
And most of it's not true. So, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Most of it's not true, you know, especially when you call other people out on
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things, just whatever it is. Most of it's not true.
You know, you just have this opinion about it or you have actual facts,
but it's just not true. You know, so you just got to just rise above all that.
Nice. And so you said you had auditioned for entire bases, like in America's Next Top Model. Yes.
Once we talk about that, but that also just your modeling journey in general, did you start modeling?
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Well, you was active for since a child. So you saw that you just gradually got into doing modeling?
Link well so this is the thing i was never ever really
tall enough to do like runway right so
i think it was like five eight or nine and above and i'm barely i'm five almost
five seven so i knew that all the modeling that i would get would probably be
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either in print or magazines or something like that but i still went out 2004
she still has those archives she was definitely in the
bay area i don't know if you've been to the great mall in
milpitas but you have to go there it's
it's just this phenomenal mall it's super huge
but i did in 2002 and then 2004 was my last audition for that but i mean i still
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just like went for it i don't know i maybe she changed the height requirements
i think she made some changes maybe towards the end but i don't know i was too
late for that. But it was a great experience. Trust me.
I'm on those audition tapes if she has them archived. Yeah, for sure.
Yeah. Well, they do like the behind the scenes, like the documentary of like
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the whole history of America's Next Top Model. You'll just pop up in there and stuff like that.
Yeah. But I was 17 in Alameda.
Norma Payton Henning signed me, but that was really short lived because shortly
after that is when I did the lights camera action that really took us around
the Bay Area and I gained some experience.
That's how I found MTV's Road Rules.
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And I didn't get that either, but that's all right. But I remember just standing
in those massive lines, just massive lines.
I didn't even know this many people existed in San Francisco.
But we're out there auditioning and coming back to the office still with our heads held high.
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And what can we do next to...
You know to to to fix i mean you know what
can we do next for our next audition to make ourselves stand
out a little bit more yeah it's always just about taking taking that experience
adding on to and then like say just pushing for the next one yeah push it for
the next opportunity that's what no means next opportunity so yep yep and then
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that's a good one yeah see yeah yeah see next,
opportunity yeah i don't know where i got that from but i heard it from somebody
i took it that I'll pass it all to you.
Thank you. I'm going to pass that on to you. Next opportunity.
You, so you do mostly print. I see some of the work that you had done,
like the photographer, I saw most of your pictures were like vert, right?
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Or some of them I saw. Yes. So I have work with, there's a Sacramento photographer
who's absolutely amazing.
Tori Scroggins photography. Oh yeah, yeah, yeah. He does good headshots.
Yeah. Tori does amazing work and he's so creative.
Yes, just a few others that I've done just to help build.
And when I was younger, just to help build resumes or just build mine resume.
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But really just in the past year, yes, Vert and I did two shoots together.
We just did two last year and then it just got picked up by so many of them.
I was like, whoa, what is this, Bert?
But he's just like, let's just roll with it, you know? So we are going to do more soon.
Soon, soon, soon. And you've been published, published in like magazines and
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stuff like that. Published, yeah.
Yeah, those are on my link tree though, too. If you guys go to my Instagram,
go 1Nikea underscore Nicole and click on my link tree. You may have to just
purchase a digital copy, which I think is like seven. I don't know.
It's not that expensive.
But support, support. That's the most important. Yeah, it's just support.
There's, I think, seven, six or seven of them on there and also a Christmas edition as well.
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So I was very proud of that because we did it. Yeah, we did a Christmas shoot
and I was just unsure of what I was.
You know, when you're just unsure of what you're wearing, those are the ones
that are that are going to do some things.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. So I was very unsure. where i was like i don't know about
you know i don't know but he's like no let's do it this is this is gonna do
some stuff yeah the christmas one i did see the christmas one and i was going
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scrolling through and stuff like that and i was like they had like the picture
of like all the models and stuff like that i was like look at my like but yours
definitely popped out it popped out,
probably because i was the only one of color yeah maybe yeah that that that
that too yes Yeah, she was the black Mrs. Claus.
Yeah, it was in there. Yes. And I was excited to do all of that.
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You know, I'll take it. You know, I'll take it because we put it out there for
everybody. But that's just who picked them up.
So does that stuff like that into your mind?
Like when you're like on these like these film sets and acting,
do you see these portfolios and stuff like that?
There's not too many people of color. a lot of times. I feel like it's getting
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better now, you know? But it's still just this.
Like I said, we're representing something that's bigger than us when we're putting
together these film projects.
It's tricky because, I mean, I don't know, there may have been a point or a
time where just people of color, this just wasn't what they wanted to do.
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You know, that can also, I also thought of it that way.
However, it is, yeah, there was a very strong lack of diversity for a lot of projects.
Projects, me personally being sent all over the place because I'm like, I'm blind,
but they're, you know, they have me doing all these other things that feel as
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though, you know, I might be capable of doing, which I'm, I'm very proud of
everything big and small that I do always.
So I don't know. I, every time I go into a room, I see someone that looks like
me, at least one or two people.
And that, I don't know if that's good or bad, but I'm sure there There was a
time when there were none.
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Yeah. So, you know, yes, I've seen numbers increase, definitely.
And, you know, your writers and your directors, if they're just solely making
movies for Black people, yeah, everyone show up and support.
Okay. Yeah. Nice. And do you have a favorite? Favorite?
Modeling shoot that you had been on okay yeah
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this is past Christmas one that I mean you
know that was really fun because I never done a Christmas shoot
before and I you know I mean you just
have to put yourself into that space of
Christmas the space and my birthday's in December too so I
had to like just become this Christmassy person versus
you know if I was just modeling an outfit or you
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know just a fashion thing but Christmas has a character
to it so I had to like bring a character to it
so that was really pretty much one of
the funnest that i've been to so far and when did they when did
you shoot that because it was it wasn't in december it was in december was
it december yeah it was in december it was probably right after
my birthday's december 3rd so it's probably like on the 8th okay okay yeah it
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was probably like on the 8th yeah that's cool little birthday gift yeah it was
like on the 8th and so yeah and then um i got the notice that i got into these
publications so i you know i'll take that too yeah what was that like where
you You just like flip through a magazine and then you're just like, that's me.
Yeah. So, I mean, personally, I've only purchased one of them.
And yes, it is very awkward because I have brothers.
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So sometimes I'm like, yeah, I'm the only girl and I'm the baby.
So sometimes I'm like. Like who took this picture?
No, but sometimes I'm like, I mean, I know my oldest brother used to change
diapers, but still, you know, I'm different now.
It's just like, and then like, you know, I don't know. I don't think about it,
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but I think about it. But I just don't want my brother.
It's like you don't think about it, but you think that other people are thinking
about it. Yeah. Well, this them in particular, right?
I don't want them to see my nipples or anything like that. But I mean, look, I'm an adult now.
So art is art. Art is art. Art is art. What can you say?
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And then so what is it like also like not only just see yourself in like magazines,
But now, like, also, like I said, with the acting, working in films,
like, because I said, the maddest hell is at the IMAX.
Do you get, like, a different rush from seeing yourself in a magazine compared
to seeing yourself, like, on the big screen? Oh, yeah. It's so different on the big screen.
I think this is our second or third showing on the big screen.
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So I did go out to Las Vegas and there was a screening there.
And that's when I first met Cinda.
Cinda Williams. Williams and I was just in awe of her because who has not seen Moe Better Blues?
And, and then I have these shoes that, you know, so we were going out to dinner and,
And, you know, she wanted to take off her heels. Right. So I had this rental
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car. I was like, oh, I got these shoes in my car, like these flats,
you know, that I drove in and stuff.
And so I gave them to her and I wanted her to sign them.
I don't think she signed them, but she still had her feet in them.
And then I took them back. So I still have them on my closet.
Like these are Cinda, Cinda Worthy's, you know.
But it is it is different to see a magazine, though, because then because because
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you always have it there, you know, you keep looking through it.
If you watch a film, you watch a film, you get this rush.
And then, you know, in an hour or two, the film is over. And so it's a little
different, but I love them both.
I love them both. I love them both. So and it's good to see people around and their reactions to it.
So I'm just looking forward to doing more. Yeah.
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Yeah. And you get that overall for the most part. I assume people like support
what you're doing, the people closest to you. Yeah. Nice. Nice. Yeah, absolutely.
Yeah. I am just overwhelmed with had a great week after, you know,
winning that trophy. I was like, oh, my gosh, I had a really great week after that.
And still to this day, because I'm here, you know. So, yeah, everyone is like,
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you know, yes, you've been working towards this for a very long time or,
you know, just congratulations or, you know, hugs and kisses and stuff.
Yeah. Is that that validation?
Yeah. So where is the trophy? Where do you keep the trophy at now?
Yeah. So I have this mantle.
Well, both of my parents are in spirit right now. So I have this area,
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you know, that I dedicate to them.
So I just put it up there next to them.
Yeah they're looking up and having like oh that's my
baby yeah see so on the speech I really wanted to
you know I wanted to say so much but then
I couldn't because I knew they were there in spirit and I really wanted
to say you guys can't see them and I can't see them but I know that they're
here you know I really wanted to give that moment yeah so thank you for this
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opportunity because you know I was like oh what did I what was I doing yeah
that was that was the Oscar moment right there we was like tears pour yeah so
next time hopefully there will be more to come there will be more Plenty more, plenty more.
Yeah, and I'm just going to have to get better for y'all.
Yeah, yeah. That's it. Keep growing. Yeah, just got to keep getting better.
Yeah. And I know you're going to have plenty of opportunities because you got
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a couple of interested projects coming up that I really want to get into and talk about.
Okay. So we have Mama Don't Take No Mess.
And then we have Cocaine Roach. Yes. And I fell out of my chair when Rob called
for that. Yeah, because I have a small role in here, but I was supposed to play
another role that was a little bit bigger and better.
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And I just said, I don't know.
Yeah. You know, like, I don't know.
I know this is going to be a great film, but I didn't know how to dedicate myself to it, right?
Because that would have taken some research, too, and I think a little bit of
training to get that right.
And so I have a role in there. and actually
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the thirst so tori scroggins is
in that one too in cocaine roach we actually did
we're still doing a vampire film called the
thirst okay so we've definitely i think we filmed about 75 percent of that i
don't know rob can if he's able to comment or watch if my daughter's on facebook
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he's gonna be he's gonna be he's gonna be we're gonna interview him on a podcast
soon So I think we're about 75,
80 percent done with the thirst.
And so I was able to work with Tori again in Cocaine Roach.
So I have this cameo. I have a really cute cameo in there.
And so, yeah, that's a that's always a great one.
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And yeah, I don't know. I don't know. I saw the trailers to to some of them
and I've helped on a few different sets with that as well.
So it should be it should be a really fun film action I think it's action because
Rob loves action yeah yeah that cocaine roach I just like you take the you take
the aspect of cocaine bear and you just replace it with roaches and it's there's
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a few other ones too I think there's like cocaine um.
Yeah, there's a couple. Yeah, there's a couple. Like Cocaine Crocodile.
Yeah, and I said Roach, though. Rob Roach. Yeah.
Yeah, he thought it would be funny. And that's fine. Yeah. And still filled with action.
Elyse Hollywood Evans is in that one as well. Gary L. Turner,
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who won Best Supporting Actor, is in there as well.
Skeet Skeet is in that one. That's his name. Skeet.
That's his name. Oh, Skeet Skeet. All right. Skeet. And yeah,
it should be fun. There's going to be some laughs in there.
I'm sure there's going to be lots of butt kick in and just like a good old time.
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Elise really, really does a great job in this one.
Cool. And what do you do? Like both you play in front of the camera and behind
the camera as well? Yes. Okay. Oh, absolutely.
I have to sometimes, you know, not because I'm forced to, but I have to be involved with something.
Yeah. You know, whether if it's lighting, sound, whatever, whatever it is that,
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you know, is needed sometimes, especially I don't have anything else to do.
I'm like, can I just come on set and help you guys out a little bit if my role is done on set?
You know, but yeah, I love to do both.
No, that's cool. Because I said
being on a being on a film set or even like you say, put it on a play.
It's just like you're just being around family the whole time.
I mean, you just, you just really want to soak up that atmosphere and that environment
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and that energy because like once, once it, once it wraps and everything is
done, you just be like, yeah, it's done.
What am I going to do now? Yeah. So yeah, I just try and involve myself with,
with a lot. And, and I have a few projects. I think I'm a.
Hmm. I want to create my own film and direct and, you know, write,
obviously write my own scripts.
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And and I've just been working on those for a very long time as well.
So now is my now is my time to just start reaching out to people and,
you know, making the connections that I really need to make to make to make more films. Yeah.
No, I definitely think, say, just from winning the award,
having all these films working, like I said, both in front of the camera,
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behind the camera, you definitely have the resume now to go out,
like I said, do whatever it is that you want to accomplish, whether it's like
going out, find an agent, you know, some type of representation.
Do you want to join the union, be a member of the Actors Guild? Oh, absolutely.
Yeah, absolutely. I may be eligible already and not even know it.
Yeah. Yeah. So I may already be and I'm switching, looking for a new management,
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you know, just new management.
I'm just doing things a whole new way now.
So, yeah. Nice. Nice. And then you also, I don't know if you still are,
but saw like on your TikTok, I think it was that you like an ambassador for. Yeah, for Just Strong.
So Just Strong is just a clothing line for women, everyday women who,
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you know, just go through every day, the life's ups and downs.
And wearing that shirt just keeps us, reminds us to just be strong.
You know, you're strong, just be.
You know, you don't have to do anything extra. And I've been.
I've been working with them on and off for the past couple of years,
but now I may start doing a lot more with them.
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So, yeah, I've been slacking on that a little bit, but I need to get.
It's all good. You're busy.
When you wear so many hats, it's hard to dedicate the time to everything.
I've been slacking a little bit on that. It's all good.
They'll be OK. Once you come back, you let them know, like, oh,
you just let you know I won this award and I got all this going.
And there's a discount code, too.
I believe it's on my Instagram or if you check out.
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I think it's like an IKEA 03 or something like that.
I might have to. I'll double check that for you guys. And it'll be on my Instagram
or my Facebook. But there is a checkout code.
You know, if you go, it's different workout clothes because it's like,
you know, it's that time away from home or, you know, when you're really in
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your self-care mode and working out, having going for a walk in something.
Comfortable you know that's really what it is okay
and what all goes into the process of becoming an ambassador
for this one in particular i think
i had to write something like what is does it mean to be a strong or what does
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it mean to be a woman who juggles life like if you have children if you are
married you know you're working you have a career i think i had to write something
for them Okay, cool. So yeah, you get exemplified.
Yeah, I think they reached out to me like, we like your look,
you know, we like something. And then they sent me these email questions.
And I think, I got to double check that, but I think I had to write what I thought
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it meant to be a strong woman in this world today.
Yeah. So you exemplify what it is that they're looking for. You're just like,
yeah, this is what we're looking for. Cool. Yes.
Awesome. And then, so one thing I always do before we like, you know, wrap.
The episode we're not gonna do it yet but just just the heads up
just let you know i do like what we call them out rush more okay so
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that's gonna be like your top four actresses or filmmakers
or models just you know people who who inspired
you or who you saw on tv or movies or in
the magazines that inspired you or motivated you to
to to pursue this career but uh before
we get on today i said we had the cocaine roach uh the
thirst that's coming out soon yes mama don't take
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mama don't take no mess i saw the trailer for that that was some like 70s
like blaxploitation like badass pam greer type
of yeah and we just did the trailer
for it and i think i'm pretty sure there's a script but
it's really all about schedules right now um
it's really all about scheduling because he robert
is really specific about who he wants to play this and
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that and this and that so i think sometimes it's really all about scheduling um
getting those actors in you
know and taking the time with these independent feature
films or feature films so it's really all about um
scheduling and you know
other than that yeah yeah so but the character like
i saw like the characters they are all some like some some
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badass women so i've seen so i've seen you with two different lights
i've seen you as this old lady getting dying and then
now you just like this badass chick with this gun and stuff like that
vampire i think there's also another other
film that's being in production right now in the bay area
i don't know if i'm supposed to talk about it we decided.
To decide the nda or something like that i don't i.
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Know a little bit but not too much but.
I didn't ask what i can and can't say about it or at least my role in it so.
I know there's something there for me i'm just you know you're just it's like
just show up to wait sometimes you know in this business so there's that and
then did i say i was a vampire So you'll see me as a vampire and I have a really cool promo pic for that.
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Yeah. Old Lady Vampire. Buster Jones was the Pam Greer because my counterpart
was the Farrah Fawcett in that film or in that short.
Yeah. Cocaine Roach. I don't think. Yeah. Nothing in there.
Just a cameo of it's more like a Stanley thing.
You know, you go in, you know, you see this person and then they're out.
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But there's no small roles, no small roles. Yeah, no small roles. everybody
plays a part in telling this whole story because you like i said you did miss
cresswell it was like i used to have a small role but it was enough for people
to recognize it and you win yes best supporting actress so as long as you do
your thing you put in the work and stuff like that you know you you never know
what could happen yes okay so yeah like a so we,
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cocaine roach yeah i just just the name of that alone i just can't see it's
gonna it's gonna draw Draw people in.
Right. Yeah. Yeah. It's going to bring people in. And I think it's going to do extremely well.
Yeah. Just probably because of the name. But there's going to be so much in
it that you're going to see action wise comedy.
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Just all of that. All your favorite characters, actors that you see in most
of Robert's movies are going to be in there doing their thing again.
You know, just in there shining and bringing characters to life.
Because who i say marley because marlin is in that movie marlin kennedy he was
yes he was yeah me and him did a short film probably back in like 2015 called
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like the two gamers so like what i was,
going through like it is basically just two movie about two best friends one
dude was the slacker stoner person that was me and then marla was just like
this this you know not uptight but just very like by the book type of person
and stuff like that and we're just waiting in line to kind of, like,
buy this video game. It is, like I said, it's a short film.
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You know, it co-starred Petrie Byrd, who was the bailiff off of Judge Judy.
But like I said, it's good to see...
Like him like i said just start like when we worked together as a short film
now him still doing still acting still doing his thing it's like just how small
of a circle how small of a community this is to where like we could always just
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fucking it's so easy to root for each other to want to see each other win because
it's it's a beautiful thing with like i said just,
for a meeting you at the film mixer i'm like well i don't really know who you
are or stuff like that but then i said doing my research and then now find out
how many different type of connections as we all truly have and stuff like this.
Being a part of this field community is...
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We should all be working all the time. We all should be.
Yeah, for as much like confrontation or like beef and friction that we have, we all know each other.
But if we don't, at some point in time, we're going to know each other.
So just get along with everybody, man. Just get along with everybody.
Support everybody's dream and stuff like that. It's so easy. So easy.
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That's the easy part. Yeah, that's the easy part. For some reason,
it's the last thing that people want to do,
but it's the easiest thing you can do is give someone a word of encouragement
or pick someone up that needs a ride,
you know, that doesn't have a ride to set or, you know, just anything like that's
kind of the easier part, you know? Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
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Okay, cool. So now we're going to get into it. We're going to get into the Mount Rushmore.
I think I have drum rolls on here, but I ain't set them yet.
But yeah, the Mount Rushmore, your top four entertainment business influences.
Okay. Well, listen, growing up, my movie selections were just all over the place,
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but I was definitely into Marvel and DC.
So Tim Burton was one of the very best of that.
I feel Tim Burton creatively, stuff looks so different to him and it translates
different on screen, the creativity that he has. So I really like him.
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And like I said, also to like to Stanley, just the DC and the Marvel universe of characters.
I remember cutting school and going to see Batman for the first time,
like 10 times in a row, you know.
So who else? Oh, I love a female wise like Ava DuVernay as far as her ability
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to storytell and to capture just moments in time,
especially for people that look like us.
She is like phenomenal at that music or like either one. Either one.
Yeah, because I know you sing. I know you sing as well. So musically, like I just get into rap.
I'm out. I don't know. I'm like a Bay Area, West Coast kind of gal.
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So, you know, Ice Cube is definitely up there. I mean, I don't know.
Like before I listened to just everything Bay and West Coast.
I love Easton. I love it. You know, but initially, you know,
that's what like feeds to me there because that's where I grew up in the Bay Area.
So that's that's that. That spiritually, definitely like Maya Angelou,
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you know, every other day, if not possible, I try to just,
you know, read something of hers or just to see her face because,
you know, what she's been through and how she has really changed,
you know, the way black people love on themselves. Yeah.
So it's her movies and actors, definitely like Halle Berry fan.
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Queen Latifah fan, Whoopi Goldberg.
Like I would really love to meet Whoopi.
You know, just your classics. Yeah. Whoopi Goldberg is definitely an underrated talent.
I don't know if I want to say underrated because she has so many awards,
but I don't feel like she's celebrated like the way she she should be from being
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just like I say, a stand up comedian,
doing the serious acting for like the color purple, being an activist for the community,
always, you know, speak it up for, you know, people of color, black people.
And then like I said just all the awards she's
won from an Oscar Emmy Grammy Tony it's just and for comedy I like Melissa McCarthy
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you know I gotta just watch a whole bunch of of you know have a lot of favorites
that are just you know just for comedy definitely Melissa McCarthy I mean.
There's just so many. That's just so many. Okay. Yeah.
We'll take that. So we have, that was about like maybe like three or four different
Mount Rushmore's, but we take, we got the, we got Tim Burton on the DC side.
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You got Stan Lee on the Marvel side, the superheroes kicking ass.
We have for the spiritual side, we have Maya Angelou. And have you ever heard
her speak like in person?
Did you get the opportunity to? I've not had the opportunity to, to hear that.
Yeah. I've seen her one time. She was doing like a,
like a college tour, just speaking i saw her up at um chico
state and i was all like i didn't really understand it then but i like what
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she had passed away and then i you know i was seeing everybody like she did
she was this and she's about how did she resonate with the crowd there it was
interesting because like it's because it was chico i mean so chico's predominantly not black
brown no no
white yeah it is right
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it is in the middle of the woods it's uh
it's just this i mean anybody that is for the
most part like uh any other type of ethnicity outside of white is probably because
it's just a college town so they're there to go to school but like to actually
live there be a part of the community they're like nah this ain't us that's
not for us but just like i said just being but there was but there were there
was white people there too they were just is like taking it in and just like, oh wow.
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So she resonated to, I mean, she spoke to black people, but she resonated to
just everybody, which is something that I definitely took away.
And then we had Halle Berry, of course. Yeah, everybody loves Halle.
Halle, Queen Latifah, because I like her.
You know she just gets in there and does
it yeah yeah she was one of the first uh like
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female rappers to transition to having a
successful acting career like yeah and
then like with her and ice cube those that like kind of at the same time but
they was both and they like the the roles that they've gone on to do was so
different than the people who they really were like if you was to see like queen
latifah as like the equalizer you wouldn't look at her right you would look
at her but she was a rapper you know right or say with like ice cube you wouldn't
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look at ice cube I like Vivica.
I mean, I, you know, all of those films just growing up, you know,
really, really transformed something in me.
And I remember watching Set It Off and like Vivica's character was really on
screen the first time I had seen anyone, especially a woman get shot in the
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back as she was running away.
Yeah. And I just don't think anyone picked up on that. But I definitely did.
Because I was like, Dad, why'd they do that?
Why did he just do that to her?
And so a lot of those roles, you know, all of these iconic actors now have done
a really, really great job.
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And she has like 250 films on her IMDb.
Mm-hmm yeah no she has a lot
that is uh she is i mean you may not
see her on the the big screen like that as much or anything like that but her
her if you go to vivica's imdb it is it is yes it is like something like crazy
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like that so she's just taking that is that is something that i would definitely
like you know strive to her,
I don't know if I mind about always being in these big blockbuster productions.
I would love to at least be in one.
But, you know, you just want to keep working, you know, and just making whatever
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feels good to you. But that's a lot.
Yeah, it's a lot. I mean, that's a testament to really what having an active career is.
Because I feel like sometimes, especially with the Hollywood,
it's kind of glitz and glamorized to where you have to be in these big Hollywood movies.
Movies or you got to be on these big network tv shows
and that's what qualifies you as being um a successful
actor but it's not it's really just about putting in the work yeah
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and being consistent you know that's yeah that's
a consistent check yeah yeah she'll take those
ones yeah so it's a consistent check it's a good enough story
i'll be okay i'll do it so she's probably at the top because
i can't get past just 200
and just i can't get past it you know like so yeah
she's definitely someone that i just strive to like you know
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i want to do 300 now yeah yeah yeah yeah awesome so so yeah before we do wrap
up this episode was there anything that we want to i think we got everything
but was there anything that you wanted to hit on touch on before we before you
do wrap up this episode no just thank you guys all for the love and the support and.
I'm just still in awe of everything it's only been a week but i'm still reveling
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in it and And just go and check out all of my projects. I really,
really, really appreciate it. Yes.
So, yeah, Mad as Hell. Mad as Hell is on, I believe, like Tubi right now.
Tubi and Prime, I think. Yeah. Yeah.
And support independent filmmaking. That's really what it's about because they
tell some really dope stories.
They put a lot of heart, effort into what it is that they're making.
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And then, like I say, those are the type of films that you'll look at and you'll
be able to watch and say, oh, okay, this is how I could make it at the level we're on, man. Yes.
You know, so I don't need no frickin' $10 million budget or all this or Disney or, you know.
Yeah, just have to keep creating and keep creating.
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What are your social media where people follow you at? Sure,
social media. So for Instagram, it is one, then N-A-K-I-A underscore N-I-C-O-L-E.
So that's one, Nakia underscore Nicole.
On TikTok is Nakia Nicole, N-A-K-I-A N-I-C-O-L-E.
And that is also on Facebook, N-A-K-I-A N-I-C-O-L-E.
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And thank you guys. Just follow this journey. I will continue to keep creating what feels good to me.
Yes yeah you can follow me at if you're listening
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Yeah, Pepper told me that you take this equipment to houses.
Yeah, yeah, I can. I didn't know that. Yeah. I've been like, ah.
But if we do it again, I have somewhere in Sacramento to go.
Okay, cool, cool. Yeah, yeah.
Music.
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All right cool yes yes yes y'all what is going on this is your man buddy rami
and we are back at it with another episode of the yeah buddy podcast and this
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That's a deal. Yeah, that's a thousand bucks to star in your own movie. Star in your own movie.
And we're going to be giving out headshots for comedians. We're going to be
giving out trying to give them a whole bunch of social media promo,
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media promo, newspapers, all that good stuff.
So it's going to be a fun time. And we're going to have a whole bunch of industry people up there.
Vacaville, yeah. Vacaville at the Journey Theater. I think that's what they call it now.
But yeah, that should be cool. There's going to be, yeah, we're going to have
a couple of agents up there.
We're going to have some people from iHeartMedia up there, film commissioners and stuff like that.
So, I mean, even you actors, stuff like that comes through the network.
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That's right in my county.
Mm-hmm. Absolutely. Yeah.
Like I said, this episode, every episode of the Yeah Buddy podcast,
I always try to bring some of my friends in the entertainment business.
We could just chop it up, you know, talk about our journeys in the entertainment
business, see what we got coming up.
And this episode is like no other. This episode, we have a very special guest.
She is a award-winning actress.
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She's in movies such as the independent film Mad as Hell, which is on Tubi right now.
She has upcoming movies called Mama Don't Take No Mess and Cocaine Roach.
Cocaine Roach. forget to get into she's also a published model
she's been in a couple magazines and she is a ambassador for a clothing line
called just strong so i want y'all to make a lot make a lot right now for my
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good friend miss nakia and bryant in the building tonight no worries thank you
for having me thank you i'm glad you're here glad you made it all the way up
from where was it susan yes.
How's it drive it wasn't actually too bad okay don't try wasn't too bad a little
bit a couple pockets but that's about it okay cool cool so me and you we met
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at the sacktown movie buff,
Mixer. The Mixer. Big Sexy Brewing Co. Yeah. Yes. How was it?
How was your experience taking in that film festival?
I haven't been to a film festival in a while. And that was absolutely amazing.
So much fun. Great location.
Good food, by the way. Oh, the barbecue?
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I didn't get my own, but I was eating off of maybe Pepper's Blade.
Yeah, I'll see the prices. Yeah, I see the prices for them.
I say, you know, I would just say, what's that? Can I try to like five people?
No, but it was it was great. It was a lot of fun. A lot of faces I hadn't seen
in a long time, including Bunny.
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So, yeah, I've done some work with her before, but that I hadn't seen her in a year or two, maybe.
And it was great to see her again and so many other people i had interviewed
i was a co-host of a podcast last
year as well and there were two artists there that i was glad to see so,
okay cool yeah shout out to bunny stewart bunny stewart's definitely a good
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friend of the the yeah buddy podcast she's been on here we interviewed her she's
always good time good energy good spirit when you're around bunny and stuff
like that yes yeah but that mixer was cool Cool,
because I don't know how often you come out to like Sacramento to mix and mingle with the people.
I know you said it's been a while, but usually we don't get that type of turnout when it comes to.
Yeah. I mean, it was very good to see a lot of the people from different pockets
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of like the film community just come together and just like start that drama.
Network networking with industry attorneys, directors, producers and writers,
as well as, you know, Robert Parham from our films. I mean, a couple other artists
that were in our films as well.
He really kind of sort of tends to work with the same people and help develop
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them as artists if they're not already seasoned.
Just helps develop them a lot along the way.
And yeah, it was great. It was great. I had so much fun. Yeah. You saw the musician?
I did see the musician there. He was awesome, too.
I was so busy on this side, but I did hear him on this side.
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So it was great to just vibe out, you know, just totally vibe out.
I know I think I've seen, I know I've heard that voice before and I've seen his face before.
So it was great to hear him out there. Yeah, it's always good.
I think his name was the Philharmonic. I hope I didn't mess that up.
See, that's what I was talking about. I should have wrote it down,
but he is an amazing artist.
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Yeah, yeah, no, yeah. It was definitely, definitely good vibes,
definitely good energy. G shout out to Kiera for throwing on a wonderful film mixer.
I'm not, well, a film mixer, but that the film festival went on through the whole entire weekend.
And that was at the, the IMAX theater.
Yes. And your film that you're in mad as hell Sunday.
Yes. It's right on Sunday, the 13th. Yeah. I believe that's what it was. Yes.
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So many other great films throughout the weekend as well. And I believe they
had a celebrity party too.
It's that Saturday night. So did you miss it? Yeah, I don't think I got that invite.
I was there on Saturday, but I didn't get that invite.
No, I got the invite, but that's the thing about driving, you know,
and I didn't, I just didn't rent a hotel or anything.
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So I come out on Friday for the mixer and I said, well, I can come out on Saturday.
If I do, I'm just going to have to stay the night out here.
But I just came out for a little while and just went on home.
But yeah, there was a nice little party that they had. I'm sorry.
No, I think I know what you're talking about, though. It was like the Miss Glamorous.
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Well, they had a whole bunch of events going on. Yeah, a whole bunch of stuff,
yeah. They had a whole bunch of stuff going on, which is good.
Sacramento's, the whole art scene and entertainment scene had really started
to build up out here in Sacramento.
And then, so like I said, you had the film Mad as Hell. Yes.
In the film festival. Well, not only was it in the film festival,
but it also took home a couple awards.
Yes, it did. It took home Best Director and Best...
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Supporting actor and then best supporting
actress okay yes yeah so yeah
you want you want best supporting actress i did
yeah don't be so bad i was a bashful let me tell you let me just tell you because
because it's so embarrassing i didn't expect to hear my name right so when i
did hear my name i can guarantee you the soles of my feet grew numb i could
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not feel the bottom of my feet.
And this is where Bunny comes in because I was so grateful that she was standing
in the place that she was standing in because I stopped and I gave her a hug
because I said, oh my gosh, Bunny, I don't know. I don't think I'm going to make it over there.
But she was just so, you know what I'm saying? The energy that she gave,
she probably just gave me another burst of energy to just go,
but I couldn't feel my feet.
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And then I just don't even remember my speech because I don't even think I included
everyone that I really wanted to.
So shout out to everyone that I love that I was supposed to say my daughters
were there too. And I totally like blanked out on them as well.
But I know they love me. Yeah, yeah, yeah. But, yeah, and it was just an honor,
really, really, really an honor to receive that award. Mm-hmm.
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Really, really. And so in the movie, well, you get people, I didn't get a chance to watch the movie.
I saw the trailer for it. It looked pretty crazy. It's something about,
like, some, I don't want to go too into detail.
I don't want to best play it. Well, best supporting actress really is just someone
in the film that provides glue.
Like, it's a piece of glue to the film. Mm-hmm. My role wasn't very big and
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I really had just one crazy line.
But I think what Rob does really well when he's mentoring in films is timing.
And then, you know, this line, these lines that he just looks,
he's like, no, this is probably going to work for you if you say this.
But it was really all about camera angles and timing in that.
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And my character, Miss Cresswell, you know, she lasted a little bit in the film.
And then there were a few flashbacks of her.
But it was really, I can't, I don't, I think it was just the timing in that.
Because I would love to be mad as hell too, if that's what they're going to
do. So interesting to see how that goes. Because I definitely asked not to die.
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Yeah. Madder as hell, that's what we call it. Yeah, I definitely didn't want
to die. But, you know, I was at a point where I called him...
I, you know, I said, hey, what do you have for me? You know,
I mean, he said, well, I might have something, but I don't think you're gonna,
you know, he's like, I don't think you're gonna like it.
And I was like, I don't, I don't, I don't care. Just call me back.
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Like, what is it? And he was just like, you know, do you have a great wig?
Do you have this and that? And
trying to just study that character because I'm not that old quite yet.
But I was trying to figure out on YouTube how to, you know, one of the assistants
there, we were trying to figure out how to do it, you know, because we're not
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like those sort of artists, you know, with the makeup.
But I tried to make it as believable as I could.
Yeah, that's what they all say, because I did see the trailer and what I was
looking at, where's the Kia at? And then I went back and I was like, oh, she.
And so that's what's been happening to me probably since the movie come out.
You know, I've had to like, but that's me right there. I swear it is.
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And also to my weight loss journey as well. As I was filming that,
I was definitely a lot bigger back then than I was now.
So you can see the journey that I've also. Also, so follow me on social media
because you can see the journey that I've taken and just getting my health back
and my fitness and my body, you know, my body back and stuff like that.
But, yeah, I just try to embody that character.
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But that was me this entire time. And I said, Rob, no one's going to know.
Like, how will they know? How will they know? You know, so.
But that's the power of great acting. that's the power of great acting being
a great you know character actor committing you know committing to the committing
to the role committing to this character that you're playing because like you said it was.
It didn't look like you at all. Like everybody goes, well, she has like glasses,
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this old gray wig, just, you know, just playing it up and stuff like that.
Yeah. I know you talk about like doing like research and stuff like that.
What is normally like your process of getting into a character,
especially something that's so far like from who you are naturally as a person?
Well, it depends on how many lines I have. I'm just slowly increasing,
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you know, my visibility in the films that I'm starting to do now.
I was usually just like a visual part of it or created a scene or the aesthetic
of it, not just because I was cute or standing back.
Most of the time, too, I was in the character and people didn't even know that
was me as well. So I'm just now starting to to get more into that.
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But so far, I just read the script and just see what I can, you know,
what I can do with the character, really.
And the research is not all Googleable.
You know, it's it's mainly someone that you've known or that you've come across in your life before.
You know, whether it's a teacher or even someone at the grocery store that has
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a slang when they talk or just the way they do their hair or something like that or whatever.
You've seen someone like that before. Yeah. And you just have to tap into it.
Yeah. I think everybody grew up at one point in time had a neighbor that was
like a Miss Cresswell somewhere.
Yeah. Like that. So maybe didn't do a Miss Cresswell did. But yeah, Miss Cresswell.
Nosy. Nosy neighbor. The nosy neighbor. The nosy neighbor.
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Yeah. And so how how did you get started into acting?
Oh, well, I was in my first play at third grade.
So in my third grade teacher, she missed Diana Colombo.
I'm still looking for, by the way, if she's out there, you can speak to her
because she really took the time to she just really took the time.
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She say you have something and I want to keep putting you in things.
So my first play was The Witch, actually, in Snow White.
And I was like, you know, I had instantly went through this nose thing and I
was like, oh, they just chose me because my nose.
Right. But no, I had to put some aesthetic on it anyways.
But it was really the walk. And it was how I studied the character.
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I had seen the movie already, obviously, because it's a Disney movie.
I was 10. So I think I've seen it. I had seen it before.
But the costume was different.
And I changed up her walk a little bit as I was walking into the auditorium.
And it really people started clapping and stuff.
And I was like, I don't know. And then my lines came out and there wasn't many,
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but I just delivered them in a way that, you know, people enjoyed it.
But that was the start of it.
And I think I did a couple other plays with her. And then, of course, in church.
I did some stuff in church, you know, my grandma had us in church and stuff.
So and then high school and then I did sports. So I was into sports after that,
like big time, big time basketball player.
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And then high school, high school, my drama teacher kicked me out.
So I think I was a little too much for whatever he I don't know what it was.
He just, you know, tapped me on my shoulder and said, you know, well,
I think he was trying to say you need to go to an
art school maybe but he didn't say that he just
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said you know i don't think this is i don't think i can
help you here you know something like that something along
the lines i gave him like this music tape that i worked really hard on like
trying to the cassette the double cassettes and you know how you have to stop
record stop record then try and get everything on i'd like work really hard
because i had to do a monologue and music you know he just said give Give me
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whatever it is that you have of, you know, you doing.
And I don't know. That's funny because I got kicked out of high school drama
class, too, as well. Yeah.
So I don't know. I think that's what the most talented people is not getting
kicked out. He's like, I'm giving you an unofficial promotion. Now you go off. Right.
Because that he in front of everyone tapped me on my shoulder. Yeah.
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You need to come with me. He's like, all right.
And then you talk a lot about work with Robert Parham. I know you've worked
a lot together. Y'all known each other for, what, close to 20 years now or something?
Oh, since 2005. 2005, yes.
He was actually my work manager, like a jobby job, jobby job.
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He was my work manager for about two years maybe, and then said that he was
writing, had his own film company.
That's actually my very first film, The Difference, that I don't know if he
wants people to see or not, but it's not bad at all. It's just the beginning
of me really on screen with lines and stuff.
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And that was the first time he was teaching me about, as I said,
timing and product placement, because I think he has his own products that he
has in some of his movies.
And there was this barbecue sauce scene that I kept getting wrong.
And he kept saying, cut, move your finger, cut, move your finger, cut.
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Can you turn? I was like, what is wrong with my finger? So my fingers were so
long that it didn't matter what I did.
The label was not fully shown.
So but then I eventually, of course, I got it. But, you know,
it was a really good film about different scenarios that he had written about
real life situations that I think still resonate today, you know.
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And so how, so start off with 2005, what other projects have y'all,
y'all, cause y'all collaborating on, I feel, I see your IMDB and stuff like that.
It almost feels like he just has you attached to like almost like every film. Almost all of them.
Yeah, I've done some outside work. So in the because I'm from the Bay Area.
So prior to that, or even in 2009, I was a part of the Headbanger Accessory
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Movement, where these three beautiful young ladies from Oakland had this line
of these earrings. It was all about face and earrings.
And I did their fashion show. And they have three promo commercials,
I want to say on YouTube right now, if you guys want to see them.
So I did that with them. And then I did a web series with Razzmatazz Filmworks
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out there in the Bay Area.
Just a trailer, but it was great training as well because, you know,
everything is always, I'm always learning, you know, that's one thing.
So I can't wait to teach others, you know, what I know. But yes,
predominantly most of his movies, if you haven't seen the short,
was one of the first, well, second projects I was on working with him.
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And that's called Buster Jones, the movie.
Okay, I saw that. Yeah, we did that out in Santa Cruz.
And you know any time in between it's just
because i was just told no on other
auditions or you know i just had
to work you know i had to actually work a job
or something like that you know just to pass time so yeah because i think that's
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something that people don't understand especially up here in northern california
bay area even more so in sacramento is just how much there's not really a strong
film industry up here so you got to do those types how you say And just the
rejection is, it's crazy.
I'm like the poster child for real for no, because even when I was 19.
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So also to, I trained with lights, camera action when I was 19,
20 and 21 in San Francisco was called lights, camera action, where we did improv.
I used to be really good at voices and accents and Brit, like Brit, Britain.
I mean, I can do, I can do some things, you know, and even singing voice impersonations
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and, and just things like that. that so we did a lot of that.
And then just work the scene, you know, just auditioning. And we all kind of
did it together and stuff.
So I'm in trained and did workshops and had acting coaches back then. So that was pretty fun.
No, that's what I was going to kind of segue into and stuff like that.
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Because you say you had like a whole group that you guys would go out, audition with.
It's kind of like you had like that support system and something similar that you got with Robert.
Robert can you kind of like I guess just speak to to that
the importance of having that that that network of
people that is just close to you that could give you not only
just guidance but that that support for not
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just the entertainment side of things but just just life in
general the ups and downs yeah so I
don't know I don't honestly there's a thing I don't know
much about Robert's personal life because we
really just work together well whether.
I am in front of the camera or behind the scenes
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I've done some PA work some directors I
mean I've done pretty much everything behind the
scenes as well which is also a good thing like you
know he is very instrumental in teaching
that part of it as well so but
it's always good to have you know a group
of people that you know you can count on you know they'll show
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up you know they'll show out if they need to but
you know you're there to produce you know
some good quality work um to
the best of our abilities and some will say hey do
this do that a little differently or like yeah
you knocked it out and it's it's really
it's really welcoming in this industry you
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know yeah because it doesn't it happens so often
a little bit but um it's always good
to make friends and and if they are going to be loyal friends
and they're all really willing to do the work
right because you're just here to to make great films and
so yeah i welcome that for sure but it's always a good thing to have yeah it's
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all yeah because you said with all the rejection that you have yes like it's
also good thing how you talk about like you kind of keep it just like from strictly
professional with somebody because I feel like family, if they're not really involved,
but not only family, but friends as well, if they're not really involved in
the industry or what this is.
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They don't really understand. They don't. And the time away,
you know, is not understood.
You know, it's just a lot. But it all works out. You know, if you stay grounded,
you know, it all works out.
So we share similar experiences just from being an artist's standpoint, being an actor.
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There but what's it like like if you want to give advice or just
set some type of knowledge to to women that
want to pursue this whether something's that you could just just your experience
and stuff like that because I don't I'm not really because this is a male-dominated
it is a male-dominated industry so I don't know I you know honestly I've been
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rejected more than I've been accepted in a lot
of scenarios and auditions and things of that nature.
Like my biggest, I think my biggest, and this is really quick,
but the biggest network that I auditioned for, I auditioned for MTV's Road Rules back in the day.
And I've definitely auditioned for Tyra Banks' America's Next Top Model.
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I think I did that twice in the Bay Area.
So, and I didn't get it, but I just kept going. You know, that's all I can say
to young people is to just keep going.
And in between time, just keep mastering your art.
If this is what you love, it's good to try new things.
But just stay focused and just keep just keep practicing your art.
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Because when you know, 520 knows when there's going to be a yes,
you know, there's going to be a yes, if you just keep going,
if this is what you want to do.
And morally grounded, you know, I mean, listen,
art is art and we all love to be as women like sensual and sexual and all of
those things, but not the quick way,
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you know, let it take time and grow into yourself as a woman.
Yeah set boundaries know when to because you're
going to hear no so many times just understand it's okay for you to
say no like if there's something that comes up that pops up you'd be
like i don't i haven't got work in so long this isn't really something that
i'm comfortable with doing but i want to work you just got to understand that
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it's okay to say no sometimes yes it is and it's okay to say yes to know to
people who are always told yes it's okay to say no and just let Let them whatever,
you know, you can't control what they think about you, honestly.
And most of it's not true. So, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Most of it's not true, you know, especially when you call other people out on
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things, just whatever it is. Most of it's not true.
You know, you just have this opinion about it or you have actual facts,
but it's just not true. You know, so you just got to just rise above all that.
Nice. And so you said you had auditioned for entire bases, like in America's Next Top Model. Yes.
Once we talk about that, but that also just your modeling journey in general, did you start modeling?
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Well, you was active for since a child. So you saw that you just gradually got into doing modeling?
Link well so this is the thing i was never ever really
tall enough to do like runway right so
i think it was like five eight or nine and above and i'm barely i'm five almost
five seven so i knew that all the modeling that i would get would probably be
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either in print or magazines or something like that but i still went out 2004
she still has those archives she was definitely in the
bay area i don't know if you've been to the great mall in
milpitas but you have to go there it's
it's just this phenomenal mall it's super huge
but i did in 2002 and then 2004 was my last audition for that but i mean i still
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just like went for it i don't know i maybe she changed the height requirements
i think she made some changes maybe towards the end but i don't know i was too
late for that. But it was a great experience. Trust me.
I'm on those audition tapes if she has them archived. Yeah, for sure.
Yeah. Well, they do like the behind the scenes, like the documentary of like
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the whole history of America's Next Top Model. You'll just pop up in there and stuff like that.
Yeah. But I was 17 in Alameda.
Norma Payton Henning signed me, but that was really short lived because shortly
after that is when I did the lights camera action that really took us around
the Bay Area and I gained some experience.
That's how I found MTV's Road Rules.
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And I didn't get that either, but that's all right. But I remember just standing
in those massive lines, just massive lines.
I didn't even know this many people existed in San Francisco.
But we're out there auditioning and coming back to the office still with our heads held high.
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And what can we do next to...
You know to to to fix i mean you know what
can we do next for our next audition to make ourselves stand
out a little bit more yeah it's always just about taking taking that experience
adding on to and then like say just pushing for the next one yeah push it for
the next opportunity that's what no means next opportunity so yep yep and then
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that's a good one yeah see yeah yeah see next,
opportunity yeah i don't know where i got that from but i heard it from somebody
i took it that I'll pass it all to you.
Thank you. I'm going to pass that on to you. Next opportunity.
You, so you do mostly print. I see some of the work that you had done,
like the photographer, I saw most of your pictures were like vert, right?
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Or some of them I saw. Yes. So I have work with, there's a Sacramento photographer
who's absolutely amazing.
Tori Scroggins photography. Oh yeah, yeah, yeah. He does good headshots.
Yeah. Tori does amazing work and he's so creative.
Yes, just a few others that I've done just to help build.
And when I was younger, just to help build resumes or just build mine resume.
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But really just in the past year, yes, Vert and I did two shoots together.
We just did two last year and then it just got picked up by so many of them.
I was like, whoa, what is this, Bert?
But he's just like, let's just roll with it, you know? So we are going to do more soon.
Soon, soon, soon. And you've been published, published in like magazines and
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stuff like that. Published, yeah.
Yeah, those are on my link tree though, too. If you guys go to my Instagram,
go 1Nikea underscore Nicole and click on my link tree. You may have to just
purchase a digital copy, which I think is like seven. I don't know.
It's not that expensive.
But support, support. That's the most important. Yeah, it's just support.
There's, I think, seven, six or seven of them on there and also a Christmas edition as well.
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So I was very proud of that because we did it. Yeah, we did a Christmas shoot
and I was just unsure of what I was.
You know, when you're just unsure of what you're wearing, those are the ones
that are that are going to do some things.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. So I was very unsure. where i was like i don't know about
you know i don't know but he's like no let's do it this is this is gonna do
some stuff yeah the christmas one i did see the christmas one and i was going
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scrolling through and stuff like that and i was like they had like the picture
of like all the models and stuff like that i was like look at my like but yours
definitely popped out it popped out,
probably because i was the only one of color yeah maybe yeah that that that
that too yes Yeah, she was the black Mrs. Claus.
Yeah, it was in there. Yes. And I was excited to do all of that.
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You know, I'll take it. You know, I'll take it because we put it out there for
everybody. But that's just who picked them up.
So does that stuff like that into your mind?
Like when you're like on these like these film sets and acting,
do you see these portfolios and stuff like that?
There's not too many people of color. a lot of times. I feel like it's getting
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better now, you know? But it's still just this.
Like I said, we're representing something that's bigger than us when we're putting
together these film projects.
It's tricky because, I mean, I don't know, there may have been a point or a
time where just people of color, this just wasn't what they wanted to do.
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You know, that can also, I also thought of it that way.
However, it is, yeah, there was a very strong lack of diversity for a lot of projects.
Projects, me personally being sent all over the place because I'm like, I'm blind,
but they're, you know, they have me doing all these other things that feel as
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though, you know, I might be capable of doing, which I'm, I'm very proud of
everything big and small that I do always.
So I don't know. I, every time I go into a room, I see someone that looks like
me, at least one or two people.
And that, I don't know if that's good or bad, but I'm sure there There was a
time when there were none.
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Yeah. So, you know, yes, I've seen numbers increase, definitely.
And, you know, your writers and your directors, if they're just solely making
movies for Black people, yeah, everyone show up and support.
Okay. Yeah. Nice. And do you have a favorite? Favorite?
Modeling shoot that you had been on okay yeah
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this is past Christmas one that I mean you
know that was really fun because I never done a Christmas shoot
before and I you know I mean you just
have to put yourself into that space of
Christmas the space and my birthday's in December too so I
had to like just become this Christmassy person versus
you know if I was just modeling an outfit or you
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know just a fashion thing but Christmas has a character
to it so I had to like bring a character to it
so that was really pretty much one of
the funnest that i've been to so far and when did they when did
you shoot that because it was it wasn't in december it was in december was
it december yeah it was in december it was probably right after
my birthday's december 3rd so it's probably like on the 8th okay okay yeah it
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was probably like on the 8th yeah that's cool little birthday gift yeah it was
like on the 8th and so yeah and then um i got the notice that i got into these
publications so i you know i'll take that too yeah what was that like where
you You just like flip through a magazine and then you're just like, that's me.
Yeah. So, I mean, personally, I've only purchased one of them.
And yes, it is very awkward because I have brothers.
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So sometimes I'm like, yeah, I'm the only girl and I'm the baby.
So sometimes I'm like. Like who took this picture?
No, but sometimes I'm like, I mean, I know my oldest brother used to change
diapers, but still, you know, I'm different now.
It's just like, and then like, you know, I don't know. I don't think about it,
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but I think about it. But I just don't want my brother.
It's like you don't think about it, but you think that other people are thinking
about it. Yeah. Well, this them in particular, right?
I don't want them to see my nipples or anything like that. But I mean, look, I'm an adult now.
So art is art. Art is art. Art is art. What can you say?
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And then so what is it like also like not only just see yourself in like magazines,
But now, like, also, like I said, with the acting, working in films,
like, because I said, the maddest hell is at the IMAX.
Do you get, like, a different rush from seeing yourself in a magazine compared
to seeing yourself, like, on the big screen? Oh, yeah. It's so different on the big screen.
I think this is our second or third showing on the big screen.
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So I did go out to Las Vegas and there was a screening there.
And that's when I first met Cinda.
Cinda Williams. Williams and I was just in awe of her because who has not seen Moe Better Blues?
And, and then I have these shoes that, you know, so we were going out to dinner and,
And, you know, she wanted to take off her heels. Right. So I had this rental
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car. I was like, oh, I got these shoes in my car, like these flats,
you know, that I drove in and stuff.
And so I gave them to her and I wanted her to sign them.
I don't think she signed them, but she still had her feet in them.
And then I took them back. So I still have them on my closet.
Like these are Cinda, Cinda Worthy's, you know.
But it is it is different to see a magazine, though, because then because because
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you always have it there, you know, you keep looking through it.
If you watch a film, you watch a film, you get this rush.
And then, you know, in an hour or two, the film is over. And so it's a little
different, but I love them both.
I love them both. I love them both. So and it's good to see people around and their reactions to it.
So I'm just looking forward to doing more. Yeah.
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Yeah. And you get that overall for the most part. I assume people like support
what you're doing, the people closest to you. Yeah. Nice. Nice. Yeah, absolutely.
Yeah. I am just overwhelmed with had a great week after, you know,
winning that trophy. I was like, oh, my gosh, I had a really great week after that.
And still to this day, because I'm here, you know. So, yeah, everyone is like,
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you know, yes, you've been working towards this for a very long time or,
you know, just congratulations or, you know, hugs and kisses and stuff.
Yeah. Is that that validation?
Yeah. So where is the trophy? Where do you keep the trophy at now?
Yeah. So I have this mantle.
Well, both of my parents are in spirit right now. So I have this area,
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you know, that I dedicate to them.
So I just put it up there next to them.
Yeah they're looking up and having like oh that's my
baby yeah see so on the speech I really wanted to
you know I wanted to say so much but then
I couldn't because I knew they were there in spirit and I really wanted
to say you guys can't see them and I can't see them but I know that they're
here you know I really wanted to give that moment yeah so thank you for this
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opportunity because you know I was like oh what did I what was I doing yeah
that was that was the Oscar moment right there we was like tears pour yeah so
next time hopefully there will be more to come there will be more Plenty more, plenty more.
Yeah, and I'm just going to have to get better for y'all.
Yeah, yeah. That's it. Keep growing. Yeah, just got to keep getting better.
Yeah. And I know you're going to have plenty of opportunities because you got
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a couple of interested projects coming up that I really want to get into and talk about.
Okay. So we have Mama Don't Take No Mess.
And then we have Cocaine Roach. Yes. And I fell out of my chair when Rob called
for that. Yeah, because I have a small role in here, but I was supposed to play
another role that was a little bit bigger and better.
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And I just said, I don't know.
Yeah. You know, like, I don't know.
I know this is going to be a great film, but I didn't know how to dedicate myself to it, right?
Because that would have taken some research, too, and I think a little bit of
training to get that right.
And so I have a role in there. and actually
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the thirst so tori scroggins is
in that one too in cocaine roach we actually did
we're still doing a vampire film called the
thirst okay so we've definitely i think we filmed about 75 percent of that i
don't know rob can if he's able to comment or watch if my daughter's on facebook
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he's gonna be he's gonna be he's gonna be we're gonna interview him on a podcast
soon So I think we're about 75,
80 percent done with the thirst.
And so I was able to work with Tori again in Cocaine Roach.
So I have this cameo. I have a really cute cameo in there.
And so, yeah, that's a that's always a great one.
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And yeah, I don't know. I don't know. I saw the trailers to to some of them
and I've helped on a few different sets with that as well.
So it should be it should be a really fun film action I think it's action because
Rob loves action yeah yeah that cocaine roach I just like you take the you take
the aspect of cocaine bear and you just replace it with roaches and it's there's
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a few other ones too I think there's like cocaine um.
Yeah, there's a couple. Yeah, there's a couple. Like Cocaine Crocodile.
Yeah, and I said Roach, though. Rob Roach. Yeah.
Yeah, he thought it would be funny. And that's fine. Yeah. And still filled with action.
Elyse Hollywood Evans is in that one as well. Gary L. Turner,
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who won Best Supporting Actor, is in there as well.
Skeet Skeet is in that one. That's his name. Skeet.
That's his name. Oh, Skeet Skeet. All right. Skeet. And yeah,
it should be fun. There's going to be some laughs in there.
I'm sure there's going to be lots of butt kick in and just like a good old time.
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Elise really, really does a great job in this one.
Cool. And what do you do? Like both you play in front of the camera and behind
the camera as well? Yes. Okay. Oh, absolutely.
I have to sometimes, you know, not because I'm forced to, but I have to be involved with something.
Yeah. You know, whether if it's lighting, sound, whatever, whatever it is that,
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you know, is needed sometimes, especially I don't have anything else to do.
I'm like, can I just come on set and help you guys out a little bit if my role is done on set?
You know, but yeah, I love to do both.
No, that's cool. Because I said
being on a being on a film set or even like you say, put it on a play.
It's just like you're just being around family the whole time.
I mean, you just, you just really want to soak up that atmosphere and that environment
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and that energy because like once, once it, once it wraps and everything is
done, you just be like, yeah, it's done.
What am I going to do now? Yeah. So yeah, I just try and involve myself with,
with a lot. And, and I have a few projects. I think I'm a.
Hmm. I want to create my own film and direct and, you know, write,
obviously write my own scripts.
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And and I've just been working on those for a very long time as well.
So now is my now is my time to just start reaching out to people and,
you know, making the connections that I really need to make to make to make more films. Yeah.
No, I definitely think, say, just from winning the award,
having all these films working, like I said, both in front of the camera,
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behind the camera, you definitely have the resume now to go out,
like I said, do whatever it is that you want to accomplish, whether it's like
going out, find an agent, you know, some type of representation.
Do you want to join the union, be a member of the Actors Guild? Oh, absolutely.
Yeah, absolutely. I may be eligible already and not even know it.
Yeah. Yeah. So I may already be and I'm switching, looking for a new management,
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you know, just new management.
I'm just doing things a whole new way now.
So, yeah. Nice. Nice. And then you also, I don't know if you still are,
but saw like on your TikTok, I think it was that you like an ambassador for. Yeah, for Just Strong.
So Just Strong is just a clothing line for women, everyday women who,
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you know, just go through every day, the life's ups and downs.
And wearing that shirt just keeps us, reminds us to just be strong.
You know, you're strong, just be.
You know, you don't have to do anything extra. And I've been.
I've been working with them on and off for the past couple of years,
but now I may start doing a lot more with them.
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So, yeah, I've been slacking on that a little bit, but I need to get.
It's all good. You're busy.
When you wear so many hats, it's hard to dedicate the time to everything.
I've been slacking a little bit on that. It's all good.
They'll be OK. Once you come back, you let them know, like, oh,
you just let you know I won this award and I got all this going.
And there's a discount code, too.
I believe it's on my Instagram or if you check out.
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I think it's like an IKEA 03 or something like that.
I might have to. I'll double check that for you guys. And it'll be on my Instagram
or my Facebook. But there is a checkout code.
You know, if you go, it's different workout clothes because it's like,
you know, it's that time away from home or, you know, when you're really in
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your self-care mode and working out, having going for a walk in something.
Comfortable you know that's really what it is okay
and what all goes into the process of becoming an ambassador
for this one in particular i think
i had to write something like what is does it mean to be a strong or what does
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it mean to be a woman who juggles life like if you have children if you are
married you know you're working you have a career i think i had to write something
for them Okay, cool. So yeah, you get exemplified.
Yeah, I think they reached out to me like, we like your look,
you know, we like something. And then they sent me these email questions.
And I think, I got to double check that, but I think I had to write what I thought
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it meant to be a strong woman in this world today.
Yeah. So you exemplify what it is that they're looking for. You're just like,
yeah, this is what we're looking for. Cool. Yes.
Awesome. And then, so one thing I always do before we like, you know, wrap.
The episode we're not gonna do it yet but just just the heads up
just let you know i do like what we call them out rush more okay so
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that's gonna be like your top four actresses or filmmakers
or models just you know people who who inspired
you or who you saw on tv or movies or in
the magazines that inspired you or motivated you to
to to pursue this career but uh before
we get on today i said we had the cocaine roach uh the
thirst that's coming out soon yes mama don't take
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mama don't take no mess i saw the trailer for that that was some like 70s
like blaxploitation like badass pam greer type
of yeah and we just did the trailer
for it and i think i'm pretty sure there's a script but
it's really all about schedules right now um
it's really all about scheduling because he robert
is really specific about who he wants to play this and
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that and this and that so i think sometimes it's really all about scheduling um
getting those actors in you
know and taking the time with these independent feature
films or feature films so it's really all about um
scheduling and you know
other than that yeah yeah so but the character like
i saw like the characters they are all some like some some
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badass women so i've seen so i've seen you with two different lights
i've seen you as this old lady getting dying and then
now you just like this badass chick with this gun and stuff like that
vampire i think there's also another other
film that's being in production right now in the bay area
i don't know if i'm supposed to talk about it we decided.
To decide the nda or something like that i don't i.
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Know a little bit but not too much but.
I didn't ask what i can and can't say about it or at least my role in it so.
I know there's something there for me i'm just you know you're just it's like
just show up to wait sometimes you know in this business so there's that and
then did i say i was a vampire So you'll see me as a vampire and I have a really cool promo pic for that.
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Yeah. Old Lady Vampire. Buster Jones was the Pam Greer because my counterpart
was the Farrah Fawcett in that film or in that short.
Yeah. Cocaine Roach. I don't think. Yeah. Nothing in there.
Just a cameo of it's more like a Stanley thing.
You know, you go in, you know, you see this person and then they're out.
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But there's no small roles, no small roles. Yeah, no small roles. everybody
plays a part in telling this whole story because you like i said you did miss
cresswell it was like i used to have a small role but it was enough for people
to recognize it and you win yes best supporting actress so as long as you do
your thing you put in the work and stuff like that you know you you never know
what could happen yes okay so yeah like a so we,
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cocaine roach yeah i just just the name of that alone i just can't see it's
gonna it's gonna draw Draw people in.
Right. Yeah. Yeah. It's going to bring people in. And I think it's going to do extremely well.
Yeah. Just probably because of the name. But there's going to be so much in
it that you're going to see action wise comedy.
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Just all of that. All your favorite characters, actors that you see in most
of Robert's movies are going to be in there doing their thing again.
You know, just in there shining and bringing characters to life.
Because who i say marley because marlin is in that movie marlin kennedy he was
yes he was yeah me and him did a short film probably back in like 2015 called
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like the two gamers so like what i was,
going through like it is basically just two movie about two best friends one
dude was the slacker stoner person that was me and then marla was just like
this this you know not uptight but just very like by the book type of person
and stuff like that and we're just waiting in line to kind of, like,
buy this video game. It is, like I said, it's a short film.
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You know, it co-starred Petrie Byrd, who was the bailiff off of Judge Judy.
But like I said, it's good to see...
Like him like i said just start like when we worked together as a short film
now him still doing still acting still doing his thing it's like just how small
of a circle how small of a community this is to where like we could always just
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fucking it's so easy to root for each other to want to see each other win because
it's it's a beautiful thing with like i said just,
for a meeting you at the film mixer i'm like well i don't really know who you
are or stuff like that but then i said doing my research and then now find out
how many different type of connections as we all truly have and stuff like this.
Being a part of this field community is...
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We should all be working all the time. We all should be.
Yeah, for as much like confrontation or like beef and friction that we have, we all know each other.
But if we don't, at some point in time, we're going to know each other.
So just get along with everybody, man. Just get along with everybody.
Support everybody's dream and stuff like that. It's so easy. So easy.
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That's the easy part. Yeah, that's the easy part. For some reason,
it's the last thing that people want to do,
but it's the easiest thing you can do is give someone a word of encouragement
or pick someone up that needs a ride,
you know, that doesn't have a ride to set or, you know, just anything like that's
kind of the easier part, you know? Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
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Okay, cool. So now we're going to get into it. We're going to get into the Mount Rushmore.
I think I have drum rolls on here, but I ain't set them yet.
But yeah, the Mount Rushmore, your top four entertainment business influences.
Okay. Well, listen, growing up, my movie selections were just all over the place,
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but I was definitely into Marvel and DC.
So Tim Burton was one of the very best of that.
I feel Tim Burton creatively, stuff looks so different to him and it translates
different on screen, the creativity that he has. So I really like him.
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And like I said, also to like to Stanley, just the DC and the Marvel universe of characters.
I remember cutting school and going to see Batman for the first time,
like 10 times in a row, you know.
So who else? Oh, I love a female wise like Ava DuVernay as far as her ability
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to storytell and to capture just moments in time,
especially for people that look like us.
She is like phenomenal at that music or like either one. Either one.
Yeah, because I know you sing. I know you sing as well. So musically, like I just get into rap.
I'm out. I don't know. I'm like a Bay Area, West Coast kind of gal.
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So, you know, Ice Cube is definitely up there. I mean, I don't know.
Like before I listened to just everything Bay and West Coast.
I love Easton. I love it. You know, but initially, you know,
that's what like feeds to me there because that's where I grew up in the Bay Area.
So that's that's that. That spiritually, definitely like Maya Angelou,
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you know, every other day, if not possible, I try to just,
you know, read something of hers or just to see her face because,
you know, what she's been through and how she has really changed,
you know, the way black people love on themselves. Yeah.
So it's her movies and actors, definitely like Halle Berry fan.
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Queen Latifah fan, Whoopi Goldberg.
Like I would really love to meet Whoopi.
You know, just your classics. Yeah. Whoopi Goldberg is definitely an underrated talent.
I don't know if I want to say underrated because she has so many awards,
but I don't feel like she's celebrated like the way she she should be from being
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just like I say, a stand up comedian,
doing the serious acting for like the color purple, being an activist for the community,
always, you know, speak it up for, you know, people of color, black people.
And then like I said just all the awards she's
won from an Oscar Emmy Grammy Tony it's just and for comedy I like Melissa McCarthy
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you know I gotta just watch a whole bunch of of you know have a lot of favorites
that are just you know just for comedy definitely Melissa McCarthy I mean.
There's just so many. That's just so many. Okay. Yeah.
We'll take that. So we have, that was about like maybe like three or four different
Mount Rushmore's, but we take, we got the, we got Tim Burton on the DC side.
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You got Stan Lee on the Marvel side, the superheroes kicking ass.
We have for the spiritual side, we have Maya Angelou. And have you ever heard
her speak like in person?
Did you get the opportunity to? I've not had the opportunity to, to hear that.
Yeah. I've seen her one time. She was doing like a,
like a college tour, just speaking i saw her up at um chico
state and i was all like i didn't really understand it then but i like what
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she had passed away and then i you know i was seeing everybody like she did
she was this and she's about how did she resonate with the crowd there it was
interesting because like it's because it was chico i mean so chico's predominantly not black
brown no no
white yeah it is right
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it is in the middle of the woods it's uh
it's just this i mean anybody that is for the
most part like uh any other type of ethnicity outside of white is probably because
it's just a college town so they're there to go to school but like to actually
live there be a part of the community they're like nah this ain't us that's
not for us but just like i said just being but there was but there were there
was white people there too they were just is like taking it in and just like, oh wow.
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So she resonated to, I mean, she spoke to black people, but she resonated to
just everybody, which is something that I definitely took away.
And then we had Halle Berry, of course. Yeah, everybody loves Halle.
Halle, Queen Latifah, because I like her.
You know she just gets in there and does
it yeah yeah she was one of the first uh like
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female rappers to transition to having a
successful acting career like yeah and
then like with her and ice cube those that like kind of at the same time but
they was both and they like the the roles that they've gone on to do was so
different than the people who they really were like if you was to see like queen
latifah as like the equalizer you wouldn't look at her right you would look
at her but she was a rapper you know right or say with like ice cube you wouldn't
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look at ice cube I like Vivica.
I mean, I, you know, all of those films just growing up, you know,
really, really transformed something in me.
And I remember watching Set It Off and like Vivica's character was really on
screen the first time I had seen anyone, especially a woman get shot in the
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back as she was running away.
Yeah. And I just don't think anyone picked up on that. But I definitely did.
Because I was like, Dad, why'd they do that?
Why did he just do that to her?
And so a lot of those roles, you know, all of these iconic actors now have done
a really, really great job.
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And she has like 250 films on her IMDb.
Mm-hmm yeah no she has a lot
that is uh she is i mean you may not
see her on the the big screen like that as much or anything like that but her
her if you go to vivica's imdb it is it is yes it is like something like crazy
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like that so she's just taking that is that is something that i would definitely
like you know strive to her,
I don't know if I mind about always being in these big blockbuster productions.
I would love to at least be in one.
But, you know, you just want to keep working, you know, and just making whatever
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feels good to you. But that's a lot.
Yeah, it's a lot. I mean, that's a testament to really what having an active career is.
Because I feel like sometimes, especially with the Hollywood,
it's kind of glitz and glamorized to where you have to be in these big Hollywood movies.
Movies or you got to be on these big network tv shows
and that's what qualifies you as being um a successful
actor but it's not it's really just about putting in the work yeah
(54:08):
and being consistent you know that's yeah that's
a consistent check yeah yeah she'll take those
ones yeah so it's a consistent check it's a good enough story
i'll be okay i'll do it so she's probably at the top because
i can't get past just 200
and just i can't get past it you know like so yeah
she's definitely someone that i just strive to like you know
(54:31):
i want to do 300 now yeah yeah yeah yeah awesome so so yeah before we do wrap
up this episode was there anything that we want to i think we got everything
but was there anything that you wanted to hit on touch on before we before you
do wrap up this episode no just thank you guys all for the love and the support and.
I'm just still in awe of everything it's only been a week but i'm still reveling
(54:53):
in it and And just go and check out all of my projects. I really,
really, really appreciate it. Yes.
So, yeah, Mad as Hell. Mad as Hell is on, I believe, like Tubi right now.
Tubi and Prime, I think. Yeah. Yeah.
And support independent filmmaking. That's really what it's about because they
tell some really dope stories.
They put a lot of heart, effort into what it is that they're making.
(55:15):
And then, like I say, those are the type of films that you'll look at and you'll
be able to watch and say, oh, okay, this is how I could make it at the level we're on, man. Yes.
You know, so I don't need no frickin' $10 million budget or all this or Disney or, you know.
Yeah, just have to keep creating and keep creating.
(55:36):
What are your social media where people follow you at? Sure,
social media. So for Instagram, it is one, then N-A-K-I-A underscore N-I-C-O-L-E.
So that's one, Nakia underscore Nicole.
On TikTok is Nakia Nicole, N-A-K-I-A N-I-C-O-L-E.
And that is also on Facebook, N-A-K-I-A N-I-C-O-L-E.
(55:58):
And thank you guys. Just follow this journey. I will continue to keep creating what feels good to me.
Yes yeah you can follow me at if you're listening
you can follow me at yeah buddy ent or at funny
business and then if you're watching this it's all
it's all my social media tags are all down right there y'all don't even follow
but like i say yeah this has been another episode of the
(56:20):
yeah buddy podcast and like i said again at the
beginning of this episode this episode is brought to you by the comedy cash
cow competition so if you want to come watch comedians compete battle it out
for their chance to win a thousand dollars at the to star in their own movie
just go to www.comedycashcow.com the whole event is going down may,
(56:42):
25th in vacaville california at the journey theater i'm gonna be there hosting
it we're gonna have a whole lot of industry people up there networking mingling
and just hopefully laughing hopefully these comedians make some people laugh
and then somebody will take home some cash money yeah sure yeah i think i'll
be there too yeah you should come through.
It's right down the street the key is gonna
(57:03):
be there we're gonna see that's it we got got celebrities in here we got award-winning
actresses so y'all pull up like i
said yeah this has been another episode of the yeah buddy podcast you can listen
to us everywhere you listen to podcasts including spotify youtube i heart podcast
apple podcast and all that gets all that good jazz my name has been buddy rami
and hey i'm out y'all this is it and this is the key of brian the key of brian and we are out y'all.
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