Casey Affleck reveals his first acting role — roaring like a lion for Rosa Parks
Director and Oscar-winning actor Casey Affleck has revealed that his first ever stage role — as a kid in kindergarten — was playing a lion in front of revered civil rights activist Rosa Parks.at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Czech Republic, recalled playing a lion at his school, which was named after Parks. "She came to the school and we put on a play for her and I was playing a lion," Affleck, 43, said during a post-screening talk.
It was an experience that he's never forgotten, he said, adding, "I've been chasing that feeling ever since, roaring for Rosa Parks." "So much of the film is based on my experience as a parent," he said, although he said that objections by his two sons made him change the child character from a boy to a girl.
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