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Has your idea of success changed over time?

Yes. I used to embody success

unconsciously by how busy

I felt and how busy

I was.

Now I feel that success

is spending my time

well.

I'm Rachel Martin, and this is

Wildcard, the game where cards control the conversation.

Each week, my guest chooses questions at random from a deck of cards.

Pick a card one through three, questions about the memories, insights, and beliefs that have shaped them.

My guest this week is actor Lovar Burton.

I've come to the conclusion that my job is to be Lovar Burton, and I love my job. And as it

happens, my job requires a lot of energy going out. And unless I recharge this battery, it's not good. So we all get this one life, right? And we're

lucky if in this one life we find that thing that truly brings us joy and gives us purpose. And

if that thing ends up touching other people in some way and making a difference in their lives,

well, that's something to be grateful

for. And Lavaar Burton has done that over and over. He got his big break when he was just 19 years old,

when he starred as Kunta Kintay in the TV miniseries roots. There had never been a depiction of

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