"is that ashford & simpson? "oh, my god, is that quinchones?" and so now i'm like, "ok, so these people, "they're a regular old audience, i'm not going to think about it" but my agent — my newly minted agent — said to me, "now, look, "just do your show. "don't do anything extra — just do the show". so, i do the show and they're laughing, they're having a great time, and i'm thinking, "oh, my god! "they think i'm good!" and it goes on and on, and they say, "more" and i think, "oh, this is not a good thing". isaid, "well, no, i don't really have any..." "oh, no — more, more." and i'm like, "oh, no!" i think, "ok, i have one more thing. "but they told me not to do it, so i don't really think i should "do it", and of course,
don't do it, miss c. don't trade places with what i've been through. come on, miss celie, let's go to the car. i he ain't worth it. who you think you is? you can't cuss nobody. look at you. _ you're black, you're poor, youte ugly _ you're a woman, - you're nothing at all! till you do right by me, everything you even think about going to fail. you played celie in the color purple... ..a story of struggle and survival set in the southern states... right. ..in the early part of the 20th century. and it got you an oscar nomination as well. your life must have changed, i mean, tangibly, you must have felt at that moment? well, are you a parent? yeah. you know, your life doesn't change unless your kid's life changes. so because you're really still
i'm just like but don't you need to be in a hospital to do this? tiers; be in a hospital to do this? very aggressive _ be in a hospital to do this? very aggressive form _ be in a hospital to do this? very aggressive form of _ be in a hospital to do this? - aggressive form of resuscitation and we had to give him all his blood back so a big transfusion very quickly, open up his chest and because the heart is not beating we actually had to beat it ourselves by squeezing it. you actually had to beat it ourselves by squeezing it— actually had to beat it ourselves by squeezing it. you actually have your hands on his — squeezing it. you actually have your hands on his heart, _ squeezing it. you actually have your hands on his heart, basically? - squeezing it. you actually have your| hands on his heart, basically? yeah, holdin: hands on his heart, basically? yeah, holding the — hands on his heart, basically? yeah, holding the heart _ hands on his heart, basically? yeah, holding the heart in _ hands on his heart, basically? yeah, holding the heart in your— hands on his heart, basically? yeah, holding the heart in your two - hands on his heart, basically? yeah, holding the heart in your two handsl holding the heart in your two hands and squeezing it so that you can pump blood and oxygen around. eadie pump blood and oxygen around. sadly knife crime is — pump blood and oxygen around. sadly knife crime is something that medics here are very familiar with. around a third of the callouts of the air ambulance are two patients with stabbed or penetration wounds and many of them are young people. the view is many of them are young people. tue: view is good. many of them are young people. the view is good. the _ many of them are young people. the view is good. the devastating - many of them are young people. the view is good. the devastating impact of knife crime _ view is good. the devastating impact of knife crime is _ view is good. the devastating impact of knife crime is something - view is good. the devastating impact of knife crime is something james i of knife crime is something james wants to raise awareness of. he suffered severe pain injuries and needs constant care and support with communication. but he and his family wanted to thank the air ambulance team. , ., , ., i . ,
like mike... ..sit and listen, because he would say... in the theatre for rehearsal, he would say, i'd be onstage and i'd be doing it, and you'd hear... deep sigh and i'd say, "are you 0k?" he said, "yes, i'm fine. "is there an end to this story or are you just talking?" and i said, "well, no, there is an end." he said, "good, because i heard it about seven minutes ago... "..and you're not listening to yourself." and i thought, "oh, this is an adult, 0k. "no more fooling around, this is what it is. "this is how you do it." so he helped refine the show... and me! ..and to hone it. and also, just to be clear, what you were doing with the show, cos it's a series of characters... yes.
some of the pressure on the site in the coming deve— the coming days. thank you very much. it the coming days. thank you very much- it is _ the coming days. thank you very much. it is ten _ the coming days. thank you very much. it is ten minutes - the coming days. thank you very much. it is ten minutes past - the coming days. thank you very much. it is ten minutes past six. j today marks the start of the national eisteddfod, which celebrates welsh arts, language and culture. it's taking place near pwllheli and features music, visual arts, literature and dance. this year's event also marks the bbc�*s centenary of broadcasting from the eisteddfod. the rip off britain presenter angela rippon is set to become the oldest ever contestant on strictly come dancing. the 78—year—old, who used to present the show�*s non—celebrity forerunner, come dancing, beats the record set byjohnny ball, who was just 74 when he took part in 2012. the actors amanda abbington and layton williams will also take part in this year's series. so you already have a sense of what the weather is, maybe by looking out the weather is, maybe by looking out the window! that is a good start. not very nice this morning on the
thought of it that way". assimilation — someone coming from somewhere else and having to fit in. he said, "it's one of the best things i think i've ever heard "having to do with et". ironically, subverting the story of one of steven spielberg's best—loved films got you the role in his next movie. well, let's say it helped. celie, no! until you do right by me, everything you think about is going to crumble. don't do it, miss c. don't trade places with what i've been through. come on, miss celie. let's go to the car. he ain't worth it. who you think you is? you can't cuss nobody. look at you. you're black, you're poor, you're ugly. i you're a woman, -
those people that you met on the streets, on the people around you, in the community? no, just people i passed, you know? i would love to tell you it was as organised as you're... laughs ..as you're talking about it, but it wasn't. i was lucky enough to have been around a lot of different people. and when i decided that i needed to create characters, ijust kind of thought back to people i'd met, or people i'd seen, because, you know, i wanted to... i wanted to be in theatres and stuff. and if you weren't, you know, a good auditioner, or you were not as sharp as some, but there were things you could do, i had to find a way to show what i was able to do. you say you went to a lot of free public projects, lectures, museums, but what about theatre, which is not free? well, it wasn't free, no, you're right. but it was free sometimes in the evenings,
took gold in the b 1km time trial and jaco van gass took gold in the c3 1km time trial. a memorable night for all of them, especially cundy, who says the home support made a huge difference. coming around the last lap, i've not heard a noise like that in years and you hear that and it's like i need to peddle harder and get to the line as fast as possible and yet, i gave it everything tonight and it's a real turnaround from the start of the year that i had —— pedal harder. and great britain's sophie unwin and jenny holl have won their second world championships gold in the women's b individual pursuit with team—mates lora fachie and corrine hall taking silver. you can find full details on all the medals on the bbc sport website. speaking of medals. there's been more medal success on day five of the para swimming world championships. faye rogers won the s10100m breaststroke final comfortably to take gold while there was victory, too, for bethany firth in the tightest of finishes — she was just 0.15 seconds quicker
"because the story you did about fontaine," who was the first character that you meet, he's a junkie. she laughs rosanna cu—tay! looking good, my name is fontaine. and love is my game. and when i kiss the girls, hey, they all aflame. come on, let me kiss your hand. no, the one with the diamonds on it. laughter and he ends up going across to europe and ends up in amsterdam, at the anne frank house. and i ran to the door, but i got stopped by a big sign...that said, "in spite of everything, "i still believe people are good at heart." i say, "what?!" i mean, who put this up? why would they put it in this room, huh? ijust couldn't understand it, you know? so i copped an attitude, decided to write a letter to the author of the quote, so i got up close enough to see the author's name and myjaw dropped
he said, "yes, i'm fine." "is there an end to this story or are you just talking?" and i said, "well, no, there is an end." he said, "good, because i heard it about seven minutes ago. "and you're not listening to yourself." and i thought, "oh, this is an adult, ok. "no more fooling around, this is what it is. "this is how you do it." so he helped refine the show... and me! ..and to hone it. and also, just to be clear, what you were doing with the show, 'cos it's a series of characters. yes. you have thejunkie burglar, you have a sort of valley girl surfer. there's a jamaican guy and there's a woman with a disability. there's all these different people. and they were monologues, and you were going from one character to another. but he was telling me i needed to pay attention to the monologue i was doing. he was editing you, then? yes, he was. and he was saying, "if you're not going to pay attention, "they're not going to pay attention, so get here." it was like, "ok."