“But I wasn’t getting roles because of the color of my skin.
It wasn’t fair.
It was a trap.”
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“For example, I went up for this show.
It was 10 rounds of auditions.
There was me and a white guy for the lead.
It was about aliens.
They didn’t love me like they loved him.”
It happened a few times, and I went, ‘Nah.
I’m not an idiot.'"
In 2018, Kaluuya was recognized with BAFTA’s Rising Star Award.
That same year,a report foundthat 94% of all BAFTA nominees were white.
“That party scene was just like, ‘Oh, I’ve been in that party.
I’m going to that party,'” Kaluuya said as part of EW’s SAG Awards Spotlight.
It’s just life.
And to explore that is quite an uncomfortable conversation.
And [director] Jordan [Peele] just spoke his truth.
But he just said, ‘No, actually, you’re not crazy.'"
