And then with Uncle Hollis being so warm and so full of wisdom, all those elements at that young age of absorbance become important for a person and, for us, important for the character. My Aunt Goldie would really, seriously whoop you, but that sternness builds discipline. Then we had Aunt Goldie, who was a very stern woman. And they’re comfortable with that, but they don’t realize what they’re not gaining. They just stay right in the hood and that’s what they do. I know guys who don’t even ride the ferry to Manhattan. Why did you choose to include this in the story?īecause in reality, and in our character, if Bobby wouldn’t have went down South to see his Uncle Hollis, his mind would’ve been trapped in his four-block radius, which a lot of us do, a lot of people, especially on Staten Island. This seemed imperative to his development as a young man and, most importantly, his musical development. There’s a point where Bobby gets sent down South for the summer as a child, which is very common for African American New Yorkers. And I’m from New York, so in those days, New Yorkers would go out of state and plant their flag somewhere and become a problem to the community, in all reality, whether intentional or unintentional. I think there’s a line where even says, “I’m not a prince no more, but I’m a king to this town.” Feeling like, I got a new whip. They’re actually going in the opposite direction of their dream. They’re far away from heading towards their dream. His keyboard wasn’t even hooked up! Ya nah mean? So, he’s far away, and so is Dennis. Now, in Season 2, he has his money stashed in that box! So, he’s far away. You look at Episode 1 of Season 2, in the place where he keeps his floppy disks, right? I mean, they went through hell to get those disks back from Attila in Season 1. Well, it was important to show how far away that even Bobby got from music. Why was it important to show this transition? There are a lot of changes-Dennis/Ghostface Killah becomes a father Dennis, Bobby, and Shurrie move to Ohio. The evolution of the characters’ manhood is very evident from Season 1 to Season 2. L–R: RZA and Ashton Sanders on the set of Wu-Tang: An American Saga. I can’t wait to see how it turns out towards the end, where he fully evolves into who he needs to be as a character at that point of the story. But you will notice him coming into a leadership position. In Season 2, I think he watched me a lot.
In Season 1, I think he had all the personality and inflections of the lines in the scripts we gave him. How do you feel he is doing portraying you as a character? Like you said, total Cali dude, nothing like you, but he absolutely captures your essence. Honestly, when I interviewed him, I was shocked to see the real him versus who he portrays in the show. But I just looked at his eyes and by looking at his eyes, I knew that in those eyes was the story of the young Bobby Diggs trying to figure his path out. And when I met him-he’s from California-he’s not from New York. And Ashton has these eyes, I think, that really call out to be an artist that wants to be expressed, regardless of what everybody else thinks. And there’s a beautiful scene with him and Denzel, when Denzel took the gun from him. He was torn between trying to be in that street life or be that artist. RZA: I saw Ashton in the film, The Equalizer 2, and he played an artist.
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