> Speaking to The Independent on the press tour for her latest film, the romantic comedy “You, Me & Tuscany,” Bailey said “The Little Mermaid” was “a beautiful experience for me – and I feel like it taught me to listen to myself and the good voices inside. I learned how to block out the noise.”
> “How do I explain it…” she continued. “It was actually freeing to be in the middle of this conversation where so many different opinions were coming in, and they were so opposite from one another… I felt like I was watching myself inside a cup, seeing how people react to it… Growing up in the industry can really develop your sense of self, and for me, it keeps me grounded in a way. I know for some people it’s the opposite but I just always think to myself, ‘None of this is real.’”
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I really did not like this remake, but Halle Bailey was by far the best thing about it.
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Brandy getting her Hoolywood star recently made me think of her as a black Cinderella back in 1997 and how novel the color-blind casting was. I know there was some backlash at the time, but things still feel so different now. I definitely assumed we would be in a much different place ~30 years later. What a fun movie that was!
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It doesn’t take long to see why she was cast. Her version of Part of That World was phenomenal.
It was so bizarre seeing people’s fancasts of people with limited to no vocal ability that were almost 40 years old at the time.
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> Speaking to The Independent on the press tour for her latest film, the romantic comedy “You, Me & Tuscany,” Bailey said “The Little Mermaid” was “a beautiful experience for me – and I feel like it taught me to listen to myself and the good voices inside. I learned how to block out the noise.”
> “How do I explain it…” she continued. “It was actually freeing to be in the middle of this conversation where so many different opinions were coming in, and they were so opposite from one another… I felt like I was watching myself inside a cup, seeing how people react to it… Growing up in the industry can really develop your sense of self, and for me, it keeps me grounded in a way. I know for some people it’s the opposite but I just always think to myself, ‘None of this is real.’”
I really did not like this remake, but Halle Bailey was by far the best thing about it.
Brandy getting her Hoolywood star recently made me think of her as a black Cinderella back in 1997 and how novel the color-blind casting was. I know there was some backlash at the time, but things still feel so different now. I definitely assumed we would be in a much different place ~30 years later. What a fun movie that was!
It doesn’t take long to see why she was cast. Her version of Part of That World was phenomenal.
It was so bizarre seeing people’s fancasts of people with limited to no vocal ability that were almost 40 years old at the time.