David Oyelowo has been turning away certain acting roles he’s been offered. Speaking to Access, the 44-year-old Don’t Let Go actor opened up about how he’s turned down about 80% of the parts he’s been offered. “I live my life from the perspective of ‘I must be part of the solution and not the problem,’” David shared. “I think one of the privileges I don’t have is to just do any role I want, because I know that certain roles perpetuate stereotypes and perpetuate mindsets people have about Black people that is not helpful to all of what we’re talking about…” He adds that he turns down “about 80 percent of what comes my way for that reason, because I understand the power storytelling and images has on culture.” David also spoke about one of
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