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Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air

David Oyelowo on Why He Decided to Create the Movies That He Wants to See

Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air

The Ringer

Society & Culture

4.83.6K Ratings

🗓️ 15 May 2021

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

Larry is joined by actor and director David Oyelowo to talk about getting into acting and why he decided to create his own production company (17:47), making his directorial debut with ‘The Water Man' and what it was like to direct himself as an actor (35:37), and why he's drawn to making movies with fantastical elements (51:53). Host: Larry Wilmore Guest: David Oyelowo Producer: Kaya McMullen Production Assistant: Jonathan Kermah Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

The Ringers music critic Rob Harvilla curates and explores 60 iconic songs for the 90s that define the decade.

0:05.9

Rob is joined by a variety of guests, so break it all down as they turn back the clock.

0:10.0

Check out 60 songs that explain the 90s exclusively on Spotify.

0:21.0

Everybody, welcome back. This is Larry Wormmore. Thanks for tuning in to Black On the Air.

0:26.0

Good to have you guys. It is a joy to bring this episode today.

0:33.0

One of my favorite types of conversations, David O'Yellow, the great actor,

0:38.5

is making his directorial debut in a movie called The Waterman.

0:42.6

It's really, really a cool film, family film, to everybody can see it in its theaters right now.

0:49.0

So get your vaccination and go see it.

0:52.4

But it was a real fun conversation because I love talking about craft, you know, with people

0:59.0

like David. He's so interesting, such an interesting person, you know, his point of view,

1:03.2

and just his road and everything. Love talking about that stuff.

1:07.4

So all of you people that I love that kind of stuff, talking about acting, directing,

1:12.4

and all that kind of stuff, you will enjoy this conversation. I think you'll enjoy it anyway.

1:16.8

It's fun. It's fun. I just got back to town, took a little time off.

1:21.2

I was in Hawaii's my first time traveling.

1:25.3

Since the pandemic needed to get away. You guys know the couple of months that I've had.

1:32.7

Needed to take a little break in man going there.

1:38.4

It was interesting, you know, with I'm speaking pandemic wise right now.

1:42.9

It felt yeah, it felt fine, but man coming back, I felt like the damn broken everybody was traveling

1:49.7

now. The airport was packed. I did not know how to feel. I have not been around that many people

1:55.8

in in such a long time guys. I'll be honest with you. It was a little scary. It was a little bit

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