Interview: Danielle Brooks On The End Of 'Orange Is The New Black'

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🗓️ 3 September 2019

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Actress Danielle Brooks caught the eye of many Netflix viewers as Tasha 'Taystee' Jefferson in the streaming platform's original series Orange Is The New Black. All seven seasons of the show, which tells the fictional stories of women in prison, are streaming on Netflix now. Brooks sat down with Sam Sanders to talk about what it took to step into the role of Taystee and taping her final emotional scenes — plus, what kind of mother Brooks hopes to be.

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0:00.0	Hey y'all, from NPR, I'm Sam Sanders.
0:07.6	It's been a minute.
0:08.6	Today we're talking about one of the most popular TV shows of the last decade.
0:13.5	Talking with an actress who's been one of that show's breakout stars.
0:16.9	Her name is Danielle Brooks.
0:18.6	The show is Orange Is The New Black.
0:21.4	Orange Is The New Black just wrapped its seventh and final season.
0:24.5	Danielle Brooks plays Tasha Tasty Jefferson on the show.
0:27.9	One of the many women trying to make the best out of a long prison sentence and the
0:31.8	often depressing criminal justice system.
0:34.8	In this interview, Danielle tells me how that role Tasty went from a one or two episode
0:39.3	plotline to really grounding the show in later seasons.
0:42.9	Also, fans of the show, she breaks down that stirring emotional finale and what it took
0:47.8	to play perhaps the most emotional scene of her career.
0:51.5	Alright, let's get to it.
0:52.6	We start this chat by discussing how Danielle got her start in the biz at six years old.
0:57.9	Hi, this is Sam.
1:06.8	How are you?
1:07.8	What's that Sam?
1:08.8	How are you doing?
1:09.8	You know, making it.
1:10.8	It's surviving.
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