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do that because when you’re living that
on Instagram, you still having to worry
about people coming in your comments
and your DMs with their two cents on
how you’re managing yourself.
MADE: On this season of Insecure,
we really saw your range as an
When it’s time to do
an Angela Davis biopic,
call me. When it’s time
to do an Elaine Brown
biopic, call me. I’m ready
to play all the revolu-
tionary light skins.”
Brown biopic, call me. I’m ready to play
all the revolutionary light skins.
MADE: We saw that you have a book
coming out based on your podcast
Small Doses. What details can you
share on the book right now?
Amanda: That it was the hardest thing
ever to write—that’s the detail I can tell
you. It’s going to be coming out next
year, but I think the most I can tell you
right now is that it’s not just essays,
there’s sketches. There’s blurbs,
there’s photos—and it is my desire
to create something that is a genuine
and authentic representation of what
attaches people to Small Doses the
podcast on the page.
actress. What are your goals as an
actress and do you plan on tak-
ing on more dramatic roles?
Amanda: Yes, I’m a full ass
actress. I just haven’t had the
opportunity in the marketplace to
demonstrate that as of yet but my
training is theatrical. Whether it be
Shakespeare or August Wilson or
the reality of doing one act vs. full
theatrical plays vs musicals—that’s
where my training actually is. I just
took a detour in doing other work.
And at this point it’s like, I’m ready
to do anything that speaks to me
in a passionate way. When it’s time
to do an Angela Davis biopic, call
me. When it’s time to do an Elaine
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