‘Snowfall’: Damson Idris On What He Learned From John Singleton; Wants Denzel Washington For Season 6
deadline.comDamson Idris reflected on his early days working on FX’s Snowfall, and the words of inspiration he received from series creator John Singleton.
Singleton died in 2019 at the age of 51.“In essence, that symbol implanted in me was to just be truthful,” Idris said during the show’s CTAM panel on Thursday. “To just stay true to the story, true to the people of the times, and really respect this time.
We often talk about the bad that came out of this time, but there’s so much good that came out of it too. It had a huge impact on pop culture, fashion, music, and that’s what the show shines a lens on.”He continued, “Singleton would always say, everyone that you meet on the way up you’re going to meet on the way down.
So I’d say the seed was actually making me a leader. It was really deep-end stuff. I came from London, and here I was the lead on a huge TV show.
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