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Star WarsactorJohn Boyeganeeds a break from the space opera that made him famous.
At this point, Im cool off it.
Im good off it, he says on the show.
But I feel likeVIItoIXwas good for me.
The studios treatment of Black actors still looms large for the 30-year-old.
Moses Ingram being protected makes me feel protected.
Do you understand what Im saying?
It makes me feel like,Okay, cool.
I am not the elephant in the room.
Because when I started, it wasnt really a conversation you could bring up, Boyega says.
You know how they went through it.
It was kind of like,Lets just be silent.
It wasnt a conversation you could bring up.
Boyega emphasized he does not feel bitter at all, though he has every right to be.
