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>>> WELCOME BACK TO GREAT DAY WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. WAVES IS STARRING STERLING K.
BROWN AND PREMIERS IN D.C. THIS
WEEK.
WEEK.
WEEK. IT'S HARD TO DESCRIBE WITHOUT
GIVING AWAY THE PLOT.
I SAW IT EARLIER AND IT'S A
FAMILY THAT SHOWS US THE
UNIVERSE LOOKS FOR DEEPER
COMPASSION, EVEN IN THE DARKEST
OF TIMES.
OF TIMES.
OF TIMES. WE SAT DOWN WITH STERLING K.
BROWN, KELVIN HARRISON JR. AND
TAYLOR RUSSELL TO TALK ABOUT
HOW THEY HANDLED SUCH A THOUGHT-
PROVOKING AND HEAVY PROJECT.
>> WAS IT HEAVY ONSET WHEN YOU
WERE ACTING?
WERE ACTING? >> THEY WERE THERE THE WHOLE
TIME, IN THE FLORIDA, DEEP IN
IT.
IT.
IT. I
IT. I WAS
IT. I WAS GOING BACK AND FORTH
SHOOTING "THIS IS US" AND
"WAVES" AT THE SAME TIME.
IT WAS ALWAYS INTERESTING TO BE
ONSET BECAUSE THE FOCUS WAS
INTENSE, RIGHT?
INTENSE, RIGHT? IT'S AN INTENSE FILM, VERY
HEAVY THING TO DEAL WITH.
SO I TRIED TO BRING A LITTLE
BIT OF LEVITY BUT NOT TAKE THEM
OUT OF THEIR ZONE.
BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHEN AN ACTOR
PREPARES, LIKE, I SEE YOU,
YOU'RE IN IT.
IF I CAN DO ANYTHING OF
SERVICE, GREAT.
SERVICE, GREAT. OTHERWISE LET'S GET ON THE
FIELD AND PLAY BALL.
>> HOW WAS IT WITH OTHER ACTORS
WHO HAVE BEEN IN THE GAME FOR
SO LONG, TO LEARN FROM THEM AND
GET THEIR ADVICE?
>> THAT'S WHAT'S SO COOL ABOUT
BEING A WORKING ACTOR ON A GOOD
PROJECT, WORKING WITH GOOD
PEOPLE LIKE STERLING.
WHEN WOULD YOU GET THAT
OPPORTUNITY?
OPPORTUNITY? THERE'S A LOT LOT TO LEARN
BECAUSE HE'S A CONSUMMATE
PROFESSIONAL ONLY SET, MAKING
SURE EVERYBODY IS SEEN, AND
SMILES AT EVERYBODY.
THERE'S THIS REALLY BEAUTIFUL
ENERGY THAT STERLING HAS THAT
HE SPREADS EVERYWHERE.
>> IT'S BEEN HARD, HASN'T IT?
HOW YOU DOING?
>> GOOD.
>> GOOD.
>> GOOD. >> IT JUST MAKES YOU BETTER AND
LEARN EVERY SECOND.
IT'S LIKE, I'M A REALLY GOOD
DECENT ACTOR NOW, I THINK.
WE LEARN FROM BEING AROUND
GREAT PEOPLE.
GREAT PEOPLE. >> I'VE BEEN IN THIS BUSINESS
TEN YEARS AND IF WE HEARD THE
STORY OF WHAT HAPPENS TO YOUR
CHARACTER IN THE END, WE'D SAY
HE'S A MONSTER, HE'S THE WORST
MAN YOU COULD THINK OF.
WATCHING YOU AS YOUR
PROGRESSION OF THE CHARACTER, I
FELT SO SYMPATHETIC FOR YOU AND
WANTED YOU TO NOT SPIRAL.
HOW DID YOU BRING THAT AS AN
ACTOR, KNOWING THE END?
>> IT'S SOMETHING YOU THINK
ABOUT AS YOU READ IT.
HOW DID HE GET HERE, WHAT DOES
THAT MEAN FOR ME?
I HAD TO REMIND MYSELF, YOU'RE
A HUMAN BEING AND YOU WERE ONCE
THIS AGE AND YOU HAVE MADE
MISTAKES.
MISTAKES.
MISTAKES. WHAT ARE THE STEPS THAT LED UP
TO THOSE THINGS?
THEY'RE HUMAN THINGS.
IT'S LIKE SEEKING LOVE, SEEKING
VALIDATION, TRYING TO FIGURE
OUT YOUR SELF-WORTH, AND
HONORING THOSE LITTLE BEADS OF
COMING OF AGE AT THE TIME.
>> I KNOW YOU BROUGHT THIS UP,
BUT I'M LIKE, WHAT IS IT
HALFWAY THROUGH THE MOVIE, HIS
CHARACTER JUST -- YOU DO IT SO
WELL.
WELL.
WELL. WHAT IS IT ABOUT THAT CHARACTER
THAT YOU EMBODY?
>> I LOVE DADS.
I THINK BECAUSE I LOVE MY DAD,
AND HE PASSED AWAY WHEN I WAS A
YOUNG MAN.
YOUNG MAN. AND HE LEFT ME WITH A LEGACY OF
LOVE.
LOVE.
LOVE. AND
LOVE. AND I THINK THERE'S JUST
SOMETHING ABOUT THAT.
EVERY TIME I GET A CHANCE TO
PLAY A DAD, I GET A CHANCE TO
CARRY MY DAD WITH ME, SO IT
OCCUPIES A SPECIAL PLACE.
>> ALL WE HAVE IS LOVE.
>> THE LAST THING YOU WANT
PEOPLE TO TAKE AWAY WHEN WE
WALK OUT AND THINK ABOUT THIS
MOVIE?
MOVIE?
MOVIE? BECAUSE YOU CARRY IT WITH YOU.
WHAT DO YOU WANT PEOPLE TO TAKE
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