Riz Ahmedis one of the hottest actors working today in all senses of the word.
Ahmed has a platform, and he knows how to use it.
As Ahmed acknowledged, “The overwhelming, immersive nature of that challenge really appealed to me.”
“Ultimately, it was out of respect.
I didn’t want to say, ‘Teach me a couple of words in ASL.’
I wanted to respect this culture that I was so lucky to be welcomed into,” he explained.
“Communicating in ASL is different than communicating in English because it was more emotional.
You’re listening with your whole body and you’re communicating with your whole body,” he advised.
As Ahmed notes, “it’s not a responsibility to be political or polemical.
But I’m realizing more and more that that’s the point of this.
Ultimately, Ahmed discovers that he first needs to acknowledge his own role.
Whose acceptance am I looking for to feel like I have worth and value?”
As he explained toNME,“It’s double-edged … And that’s a gift.”
TheRogue Onestar’s art is, by its very nature, personal.
