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KW: You can check out my review at Rotten Tomatoes.
Bernadette also says: You are a true Renaissance Man.
Besides acting, you write, direct, narrate and produce.
You’re like a latter-day Oscar Micheaux.
FW: Oscar Micheaux reshaped the Black Film Move-
ment. Those are some great shoes to fill. I can only take that
as a compliment. Thanks, Bernadette. That gives me some-
thing to live towards, because it’s a lot.
KW: Director Rel Dowdell, who has made two low-
budget films, including Changing the Game last year,
would like to know how he can pitch you about a project.
FW: I have my company, Significant Productions, in Los
Angeles. And I also have a company called JuntoBox Films
Select, a crowd-sourcing film site which we produce
movies out of. We just finished one with a first-time film-
maker, called Sacrifice. And we’re about to do another one
in a month or so. Rel can reach out to either one of those
companies.
KW: Is there any question no one ever asks you,
that you wish someone would?
FW: [Chuckles] I can’t think of one.
KW: The Sanaa Lathan question: What excites you?
FW: Two things: The success of my children, and
the work for social justice that I do with my founda-
tion.
KW: When you look in the mirror, what do you see?
FW: I see someone who is continuing to try to build
his connection with the rest of the world.
KW: The Kerry Washington question: If you were an ani-
mal, what animal would you be?
FW: Either a leopard or an eagle.
KW: The Ling-Ju Yen question: What is your earliest
childhood memory?
FW: My dad teaching me to ride a bike at about 5 or 6.
KW: The Anthony Mackie question: Is there something
that you promised to do if you became famous, that you still
haven’t done yet?
FW: No, and my goals have expanded.
KW: The Viola Davis question: What’s the difference
between you are at home as opposed to the person we see
on the red carpet?
FW: I’m the same person, just with different clothes on.
I’m the same.
KW: The bookworm Troy Johnson question: What was
the last book you read?
FW: Solutions Focus.
KW: The Judyth Piazza question: What key quality do
you believe all successful people share?
FW: Passion!
Over the past decade he has
dedicated most of his time to extensive
humanitarian work, feeling compelled
by his social awareness to seek ways of
using the film medium as a means of
raising peoples’ consciousness
KW: If you could have one wish instantly granted, what
would that be for?
FW: That everyone could recognize themselves in the
face of the other people that they see.
KW: The Anthony Anderson question: If you could have
a superpower, which one would you choose?
FW: I’d be a spreader of love.
KW: The Gabby Douglas question: If you had to choose
another profession, what would that be?
FW: I’d either be a natural healer or a teacher.
KW: Harriet also asks: With so many classic films
being redone, is there a remake you’d like to star in?
FW: The Audrey Hepburn-Albert Finney film,
Two for the Road.
KW: What advice do you have for anyone who
wants to follow in your footsteps?
FW: Always tell yourself that you want to contin-
ue to grow, and you’ll be more connected to growth.
KW: The Jamie Foxx question: If you only had 24
hours to live, how would you spend that time?
FW: With my family.
KW: Thanks again for the time, Forest, and best of luck
with The Butler, and I hope to talk to you about your
upcoming independent project.
FW: Sure, Kam, and thanks again for supporting Rising
from Ashes.
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