'There were only 3 things I ever wanted to be: play for the Dallas Cowboys. I wanted to be a lawyer and eventually a judge; and also an actor. At age 9, I realized if I became an actor, I could be all 3 of those things.' - anthonyanderson
"We start the conversation. Who knows where you can go once that dialogue happens?" Anthony Anderson says of his issue-minded series"Black-ish."
I think our appeal is the authenticity in which we tell these stories. We don't try to pander to one audience or demographic. We're willing to buck the system and be in your face about things that a lot of people only think about – but we say and do. Kenya and I looked at shows like “The Jeffersons,” “All in the Family,” “Good Times,” “The Cosby Show.” These shows said something, meant something and had a point of view. You knew Archie Bunker was a bigot.
Do you think that people who thought the way Archie Bunker did saw themselves in him — and learned a lesson? Or did he just validate them? Actor, writer and producer Anthony Anderson, who stars in"Blackish," poses for a portrait on May 13, 2019 in New York City. My mother was onstage at Compton Community College, rehearsing for “A Raisin in the Sun.” And I happened to look up onstage, and there's my mother rehearsing – that particular moment is when I realized that's what I wanted to do with my life… . This is my calling; this is what I was put on this earth to do. I consider that a gift.
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