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00:00 When we first meet your character Sims,
00:02 although we don't know much about him,
00:05 it's pretty clear that he is powerful
00:07 or a force to be reckoned with just from his demeanor.
00:11 And I was wondering, since we learn your backstory
00:14 as the series unfolds, I wonder from your perspective,
00:19 if you feel that the viewers will understand
00:21 your dedication to your position
00:25 and why you're so adamant on remaining in that role
00:30 for the Silo community.
00:33 - Well, yeah, I really hope and believe
00:36 that the viewers will connect and understand
00:40 my position as Sims, you know,
00:43 and why he's so committed and loyal
00:45 to doing the work of protecting the people of the Silo,
00:49 which essentially is also protecting his family.
00:52 And it's what he was taught, you know,
00:55 and what he was given, and given that type of responsibility
01:00 and actually like a vision for himself
01:05 and like with his father being who he was.
01:08 It really gives you insight into it
01:11 instead of just looking at this character as like,
01:13 oh, Sims is just somebody who's just willing
01:16 to do whatever it takes.
01:18 And it's just for the Silo because of he's just a follower.
01:21 It's more like he really believes in,
01:24 he's doing the right thing for people in the Silo.
01:28 So I love the dynamic of that.
01:30 And when I, you know, as I was reading the scripts
01:33 and looking at this project,
01:35 I was getting excited the more and more I read.
01:37 But when I got to that episode, I was like,
01:39 oh man, this is amazing.
01:41 Like this, because it really allows the viewer
01:44 to relate to it more.
01:46 And even if you don't agree, you still can relate.
01:48 - Right, and I like how you mentioned
01:51 that he believes he's in the good fight for the Silo.
01:56 So do you fully believe that with everything
01:59 that people in the Silo community hear
02:02 that he's on the right side of history
02:05 without any questions to himself?
02:08 Because, you know, sometimes we can't,
02:10 he wasn't very predictable
02:11 and we couldn't necessarily always tell
02:13 which way he was gonna go.
02:15 - Well, I think that is a beautiful question you asked
02:20 because it's like part of what I have
02:24 is that character is like, okay,
02:27 do I believe that everything I'm doing is right?
02:30 And that's something we may get to explore,
02:34 God willing, as we get to a second season
02:36 or a third season of Silo.
02:40 But at this moment, I believe, you know,
02:43 it's some internal things that he definitely experiences
02:47 that may be like, okay, I'm not making every right move,
02:50 but this is what I gotta do for the greater good.
02:53 I've been in that situation like where, you know,
02:57 honestly, just recently, it was a situation where,
02:59 you know, we just got a new mayor in Chicago,
03:02 Brandon Johnson, a young black man,
03:05 and he wasn't exactly what every,
03:08 I got a charter school in Chicago
03:10 and he was kind of opposing charter schools,
03:12 like in a certain way.
03:14 And I still felt that I needed to support him
03:18 because it was for a greater cause.
03:20 It wasn't just about my charter school.
03:23 And, you know, at one point some of our team was like,
03:26 man, this dude could close down your charter school,
03:28 you still gonna support him?
03:29 Well, it ain't just about my charter school,
03:31 what's gonna be better for the city of Chicago overall?
03:34 And that's some of the conflicts that I feel
03:37 Sims goes through, what's gonna be best for the Chicago?
03:41 You know, and sometimes he falls into like,
03:43 what's gonna be best for your family?
03:45 And that's not a bad thing, that's a great thing.
03:48 But when you in that type of leadership role,
03:50 sometimes you can't only think about your family,
03:53 which Sims obviously does.
03:56 So it's just a really great character to navigate.
03:59 And also me playing it is really different because
04:04 I'm on the like, you know,
04:07 I'm like on the side of a Malcolm X and, you know,
04:13 Fred Hampton.
04:13 - Happy go lucky.
04:15 - Yeah, but no, but not only that,
04:16 but I'm saying like, I'm not like believing in everything
04:20 that the government is pushing on us.
04:22 In fact, like I don't want us to accept all these things.
04:26 I feel like it's some things that we have to question
04:29 and we have to like challenge and find out for ourselves
04:33 and get the right people in government.
04:36 And that being said, to play this character
04:39 who's working for judicial,
04:41 which is essentially the government in the silo
04:43 is a different type of thing.
04:45 But like I said, his motivation is coming from really
04:48 about protecting and taking care of the people.
04:51 - No, yes, I love the layers that your character Sims had.
04:55 And I really enjoyed this series.
04:57 So I have to wrap up the interview, but blessings to you.
05:00 And I hope you guys kill it with the crowd
05:03 'cause I really think they will love it.
05:05 - Oh, thank you so much.
05:06 I appreciate you taking time out
05:08 and being early in the morning, getting with us, all right?
05:10 - Okay.
05:11 (laughs)