Episode 14 - Emmett Hunter (Ahmed White on FX's Atlanta) - On Confidence

Published: Aug. 1, 2020, 6:21 p.m.

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Florida native Emmett Hunter joins me for the 14th episode of The Creation Grounds. We discuss Confidence and how to develop it, & the fan favorite character Ahmed White from Donald Glover's FX series Atlanta.

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Emmett is widely known for his role as Ahmed White in Atlanta, Gerard Doucette on Stan against Evil and has been featured on Blindspot on NBC. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree because his son is a series regular on Tyler Perry's Young Dylan.

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Some Questions I Ask:

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His upbringing in Florida? (1:01)

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Passion for acting (2:21)

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On interest in business and where that stemmed from (3:16)

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How business impacts his acting career? (3:53)

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On his struggle with confidence & 3 principles of confidence? (4:48)

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How he prepares a role (6:02)

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On Atlanta and his character Ahmed White (6:55)

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On the "Bite this Sandwich" moment and what it may mean (10:20)

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On working with Donald Glover and what will stick with him for his career (11:28)

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Can confidence be developed by people who struggle with it? (15:13)

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What has he perservered through that helped his confidence (17:18)

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Where can people connect with you? (21:55)

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