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- Regina King plays the mother
figure in the film, Sharon.

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At a certain point she
has to go on this journey.

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And in the book, there's
this moment of indecision

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where she's putting on
and taking off a shawl.

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But Regina and us just
discussing the character said

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well, you know this moment
feels very relevant to me.

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And I remember moments like
this among women I grew up with

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and I think for those women
it would have been a wig.

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So in a very simple
way, I said okay, yeah,

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let's make it a wig.

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And I think it's one of
the most distinct visuals

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in the film, and that
came out of discussions

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with the actor.

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You know, with this film,
it was really interesting.

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I'm not a woman, James
Baldwin's not a woman,

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and yet this film is dominated by women.

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It's told from the female point of view.

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And so any time the
actresses had a suggestion

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or a take or a thought
they felt very firm about,

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I had to check my
directorial ego and listen.