The Wrong Agenda
To Talented To Type Cast: The Stakiah Lynn Washington Interview (star of Killer Beat)
Just Dale talks with multitalented actress Stakiah Lynn Washington about her recently released film Killer Beat, life, and what she has in store for her fans. Be sure to drop a comment and hit the like for more great interviews and check out killer beat streaming right now on tubi!
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- Duration:
- 27m
- Broadcast on:
- 10 Jul 2024
- Audio Format:
- mp3
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I am originally from Flint, Michigan, born and raised there with high school and college in Dallas, Texas, where I got my BFA at Southern Methodist University, and then just continued my acting career from there and everything's been boneless as well. That sounds good and, boom, it is. As far as acting, is that something you wanted to do from young or is this something you picked up later on? Yes, from young, from a very young age. I remember when I was in kindergarten, you know, they're acting, you know, what do you want to be when you grow up, everybody, and Samantha will be a doctor, and Jimmy wants to be a firefighter, and Staccaya was like, "I want to be a comedian," and everybody left me, and then I was like, "Oh, they're laughing at me, not with me." So I was like, "Maybe I'll be an actor instead." So there was this spark in me at a very, very young age, and this drive and motive to become an actress, especially with my family. We've always had movie nights, for as long as I can remember. We quote movie lines all the time. So that's a big part of me is entertaining and getting people to laugh, and getting people to love, and understand storytelling. So I know at a very young age, I wanted to be an actor. I actually wrote it down in a little journal of mine, and it's still there. I'll be an actress no matter what. So it's really cool to look back and reflect on a seed that was planted at a young age that is now turned into fruition. You know? And you know? Absolutely. Well, since you send your really into movies, I know the next logical question everybody's going to want to know. What are some of your favorite movies? Life with Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence, number one. Number two, near our family, we love life. We're a big Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence fans coming to America. Of course, the classics like the Titanic and stuff like that, but I don't know. You're all genres, all genres. It's everywhere. It's been everywhere, pretty much. That's great. Okay. I got a chance to check out your latest, I believe it was your latest film for the just recently came out, "Till or Beat." I thought it was really good. And I just sort of know I'm not going to spoil anything because I want everybody to go watch it. It's amazing. Go watch it. I'm not going to tell you what I'm just going to say. It's not what you expect. And just what I can say is you did really well in the music parts. Do you have a background in music also? No, I do not have a background. Like as far as rapping, no. So I would play around a lot of the times with my friends and nieces and nephews and just freestyle out of nowhere. So like in my little friend group and my family, I'm known for just busting out rhyming, you know, in a play jokingly way, I never thought I would be like in a recording studio actually recording those songs and not yes, that isn't people back to me for weeks now. Is that really you rapping in those thugs? Yes, it is. I remember when we first touched down in Atlanta like the next day they were like, so be ready to hit the studio. You got to record these five songs in four hours. I was like, oh, ride those songs down on lock in four hours, my first time ever in a studio. But I guess playing around with rapping came in handy in the long run. Yeah, it came out really well and really natural. And I was wondering myself, I was like, does she do this on the weekends or something? I'm just an actor. I just act like I can. Yeah. Good job. Good job. Yeah, we had that. I checked out some of the other things I know that people haven't checked out some of your stuff. They need to check it out because, like I said, you do a really good job. Rainbow was something a little different from Killer B. I checked out everything is both, which is a little more different. You have a range of things here. So how do you feel like is that something that you wanted to do and something you pursue or you just, it doesn't matter to you because, you know, some people get tight cast and they just do the same thing over and over. Is that important to you to not get into that situation? Yeah, you got to realize. You've heard of Pizza Hut $7 deal lovers menu, right? All these delicious items for only $7 each when you buy two or more, but something's off. I mean, pizzas, melts, boneless wings, bacon, cheddar, cheese, sticks, oven, big pastas, in-a-bond mini rolls, and that's not even the whole menu. I'll keep eating or digging. You should, too. Check out the $7 deal lovers menu at your local Pizza Hut. Product availability prices and participation may vary, additional charges and exclusions may apply. Wings included or eight-count boneless. It is Ryan here, and I have a question for you. What do you do when you win? Like, are you a fist-pumper, a woohoo, a hand clap or a high-fiver? 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Which I love, I love that I'm able to have that, that range and that flexibility to adapt to these different characters and tell the story. Because I mean, I particularly don't want to keep telling the same old stories when the same old roads. I think eventually that gets still and boring and, you know, people want to, what you got, what you got more to offer, you know, what's your range, what's your depth as an actor. And that's something that's really, really big from me. Absolutely. And you're getting a chance to show that so, so quickly, like in succession. So I don't think anyone's going to be putting you in a box any time soon. So as far as you've done various things, but as far as your recording projects that you have done, what is the type of role that you haven't done yet that you kind of want to do? So a role that I have not done that I want to do. So I'm just going to manifest that I will be playing. Yes, that's my dream role. I want to play Earth the Kid in a biopic. Oh wow. I think the story is incredible, you know, but a lot of people just know her as like her voice over work and being the first cat woman, but like just hearing her background story of where she came from, like the roots of it and just came to stardom and kind of built herself up and have to deal with many different things like racism and all types of stuff at that time. I think it's a, it's a story that needs to be heard. Like we hear her Santa, baby, every Christmas, but no, but what's there like, let's dive into her story. So I would love and then be honored to one day play Earth the Kid. I love biopics in general. I just think, think they're very fascinating to know like this thing actually happened to this person, you know, so that's, that's my dream mission. I've never heard that one before and to your point, I don't think I've ever thought about a life story because I really don't know much about like you said, we know the general things, but I really don't. 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