Colman Domingois in a celebratory mood.
“My approach to this film is sort of like a Trojan horse.
It has all the beautiful trappings of the 1950s that I’m interested in deconstructing.
Joe Jackson; Colman Domingo; Nat King Cole.Getty
“I want to figure him out and find out what made him tick.
How did he create these magnificent artists, these world-acclaimed artists?
Because it was a lot through Joe, what Joe did and his impact.
Colman Domingo as Bayard Rustin in ‘Rustin’.David Lee/Netflix
Whether good, bad, or ugly, I’m not sure.
I want to find out.
So I think that’s why I was drawn to it more than anything.”
“So I think maybe it feels like the triple axle of work for an actor.
That’s what it feels like.
It does feel daring.
It feels like you might fail, you might mess it all up.
I knew I had all the tools to attack this role.”
you might listen to the full interview with Domingo on theAwardistpodcast, below.
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