And talks about how he named his children after his 'African-American heroes.'
, Allen tried to defend himself against accusations of racism via exclusionary casting by recounting examples of his past allyship, including his donations to the ACLU and how he marched with Martin Luther King Jr.
Not only that, but Allen also spent some time talking about wanting to be a"wannabe African-American jazz musician" and detailed his appreciation of"primitive" New Orleans jazz musicians, before contending that he"named [his] children after [his] African-American heroes" — something he cited via his original plan of naming son Ronan Farrow after baseball player Satchel Paige.
Albeit all this, the controversial director went on to say that"while affirmative action can be a fine solution in many instances," he does not believe that it works"when it comes to casting," as"when it comes to casting, I do not go by politics but by what feels dramatically correct to me." "I always cast the person who fits the part most believably in my mind's eye," Allen continued, echoing past statements he made to
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