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He just wants to be there for his mom.
She doesnt gotta worry about David.
Thats what he wants.
Davids gonna do his job; David gonna get things done.
And I felt that way in my life as well.
Thats whats important to me that somebody else out there has looked up to me.
In tonights episode, David says, Im mad I cant be normal.
What do you think he meant by that?The things that he goes through every day arent normal.
And its not healthy either.
He can barely sleep.
He barely has time to recoup or get to his self.
Everything is just on ten and fresh with him.
You barely see David eat.
You also did a dance number with Isaiah Johnson and backup dancers.
I guess you could say I went viral for dancing to Michael Jackson when I was a little kid.
I got a lot of views on YouTube, and I was on the news for it.
But that was years ago.
So I was kinda nervous, but I had fun doing it so it kinda took the nerves off.
Did you have a lot of time rehearsing in the water?
Dancing in water is different.Yes, maam, it is.
We actually didnt rehearse with water.
Right before we shot it, we danced in the water.
We just rehearsed a lot to see to it we got all the moves down.
It was really a lot of fun.
One of the things that is so special about the show is how it incorporates magical realism.
And then you do part of those scenes over without him.
And just a great cast in general to keep you mindful of whats going on.
But as the actor, you have to be mindful of what the true intention is.
I have to just keep that in mindhes not really there, but for David he is.
I felt that was really powerful in that first episode.
He sees light fixtures bursting and decorations falling down, but none of that is really happening.
I used to always think,What if this happened?
Or what if that happened?I can visualize things happening even though theyre not happening.
In normal life, you visualize something in your head but you dont let your face show it.
Hes DJ at school.
Did you learn anything from Davids experience?David is very different when it comes to things like that.
Maybe not listen to Mom so much?Definitely not listen to Mom so much!
I really didnt enjoy it, you know?
The home scenes are so good.
It feels like a real family.Cayden does act like my little brother.
We play fight, we joke on set.
He gets it from his mother.
David returns from the dance to find the rent-past-due notice on the door.
Things are starting to get real now.
Thats what that is.
How much interaction did you have with them?
Were all unapologetically black and its just so real, all the shows on OWN.
Ms. Winfrey is here.
]On the outside, I was calm, but inside Im shaking.
She gives me a huge hug!And she meets my mom and things like that.
And she smelled great, by the way.
Just to throw that in there.
He gave me some wise, wise words and words of encouragement, to stay myself.
He said, Dont let this industry change who you are as a person.
So that was a wonderful experience, too.
We are halfway through the season now.
Now youre scaring me.Yes, maam.
It might get rough, but, hey, you gotta do what you gotta do.
You gotta stay ready.
