On October 25, director Tyler Perry and the cast of the film adaptation of Ntozake Shange’s choreopoem “For Colored Girls: Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf” attended a press conference at the London Hotel in Manhattan, NY. Several cast members of film describe how they prepared for their intense roles.
Kimberly Elise who plays Crystal in the film said, “I live a very peaceful, relaxed, joyous life and practice meditation regularly, yoga, hike and eat very healthy. Part of the things I did for this was to let all of that go. I knew it would take me off balance and Crystal had to be off balance. So to deny myself those things was a lot and it left me vulnerable, exposed and in a place that would allow her to inhabit my body and speak in her voice.”
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