2019 was a very good year for Sterling K. Brown.
Not that 2018 was particularly shabby (Black Panther, guest Emmy nomination forBrooklyn Nine-Nine).
Or 2017 (lead actor Emmy win forThis Is Us).
A24; Ron Batzdorff/NBC; 2019 Disney; Philippe Antonello/Amazon Studios
Or 2016, for that matter (supporting actor Emmy win forThe People v. O.J.
(Dont forget aboutAngry Birds 2, too.
Or his Sia stand-in stint inThe Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience.
Or his newly formed production company that has multiple shows in the works.)
For these reasons, the 43-year-old Brown has been named one ofEWs Entertainers of the Year.
Before Brown reaches the other side, lets ask him to reflect on his frenzied-yet-triumphant year.
How forceful does someone need to be in insisting or not insisting and still letting them have their independence?
Its something that a lot of kids who are around 40 can relate to.
And its something powerful.
(Warning: Spoilers below)
The reason I said yes was because I was so afraid.
I was/am a hugeMasiel fan.
I remember when I discovered season 1 and that pilot oh!
its one of the best pilots that Ive seen, period.
There was nothing more exhilarating than being on that set…..
The world is expanding and there is now a very strong African-American presence on the show.
We tell these fairy tales and for some reason the fairy tales are all white.
And were now to a point where someone has brought that into attention and theres a recognition.
Thankfully on the part of [directors] Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee, theyre like, Oh snap.
Theres something that needs to be done about that.
The narrative that [Arandelle] fed was that these people are a threat to us.
And then that notion gets challenged.
Jennifer [Lee, who also penned the screenplay] wrote something so incredibly nuanced and thought-provoking.
And once we find out what the real truth is, we have a responsibility to make things right.
