Halle Bailey CRIED Over Fantasia Barrino's 'The Color Purple' Performance On Set
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00:00 the original Suge Avery right there.
00:02 - That's amazing.
00:03 - Right?
00:04 - I'm dying.
00:05 (laughs)
00:06 - You are living.
00:07 You are living in full color right now.
00:10 When you got the call for this,
00:11 what was it like?
00:12 I mean, right off Little Mermaid into this
00:14 or was it the other way around?
00:15 - Yeah, no it was right off Little Mermaid.
00:17 I actually sent in my audition tape for this film
00:20 while I was doing Little Mermaid.
00:22 - Were you?
00:22 - So when I found out I got the role,
00:24 I was coming home finally from Mermaid.
00:27 And I was like, oh my God, how cool.
00:28 So it's full circle for sure.
00:30 - The best news ever.
00:33 So what was it like?
00:33 I mean, you've got Oprah Winfrey
00:35 also as a executive producer of this.
00:37 Did you get some time with her?
00:38 Did she prepare you for like
00:40 what this experience might be like?
00:41 - Yes, well Oprah is such a powerhouse.
00:43 So I think when I first like met her,
00:46 I was so like, oh my gosh, it's Oprah.
00:48 But she has such a maternal instinct.
00:50 Like she's such a mom and is just so loving
00:53 and protects you.
00:54 So I felt so safe on set and I'm just so happy
00:57 I got to be surrounded by these really pioneers of women
01:00 around me, Taraji, Fantasia.
01:02 I felt like they were lifting me up
01:04 and I was learning so much from just watching them create
01:07 and do their amazing art.
01:08 - I mean, it was something to see.
01:09 Fantasia is like, I mean, Oscar performance in this film.
01:14 Right?
01:16 - Yeah, oh my gosh.
01:17 - You know?
01:17 - Hello, yes.
01:19 - What was it like to see her in particular
01:21 at work on this film?
01:22 - It was insane, honestly.
01:24 Like, I don't want to spoil anything for you.
01:27 - Oh, I've seen it.
01:28 - Okay, good.
01:29 - Yeah, yeah, I was there.
01:29 - So, you know, okay, yeah.
01:31 You know, when she sings the song, "I'm Here,"
01:34 we all came to set.
01:35 We didn't, I wasn't working that day on set,
01:38 but it was a night shoot and we all like,
01:41 me and Felicia went in our sweats and it was cold
01:44 and we were like, we have to see her perform this
01:46 'cause she was singing it live every take.
01:49 And we were--
01:50 - She was singing it live every take?
01:51 - Every take.
01:52 We were all just standing there watching her crying.
01:55 Literally, I get chills just thinking about it.
01:57 So when people see her performance of this,
02:00 it's just insane.
02:01 - It is unreal.
02:03 It's unreal.
02:04 I want to ask you, and I don't want this to sound crazy,
02:08 but what would it mean to see this film be nominated
02:12 for a Golden Globes or next week?
02:15 You know, what would it mean to see this film,
02:17 this cast, be acknowledged in that way?
02:20 - Wow, I mean, that would mean the world, honestly.
02:23 That would mean a lot because the story of this film
02:26 means so much to all of us for so long.
02:28 And just seeing this beautiful reimagination of it
02:32 is so special and for people to recognize
02:34 the greatness in that, I think it would be an honor,
02:37 honestly, but if not, too, we still did our thing.
02:40 - I mean, did the thing.
02:41 I mean, this is my last question.
02:43 I'm asking everybody.
02:44 From the original, what line do you go back to
02:49 time and time again?
02:51 - Me and Chloe always sing the sister.
02:53 ♪ Been on my mind ♪
02:55 That's like our thing.
02:57 - I love that.
02:58 And she's got songs in the soundtrack.
03:00 - Yeah.
03:01 - Let's go, sister.
03:02 She's so good to sing.
03:05 - Thank you, so good to sing.
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