THE OSCAR ISSUE / HUFFINGTON / 02.10-17.13
COURTESY OF MIKE RYAN
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the same feeling that you do.”
I liked that she thought we felt
the same way, though I doubt that’s
possible. It was obvious that all
she wanted in the world was to go
home. I was only one subway ride away from home,
but the 4, 5, 6 train would
HuffPost’s Mike Ryan
not be taking Quvenzhané
(right) at 8 years old,
meeting Sorrell Booke of
back to Louisiana.
The Dukes of Hazzard.
I couldn’t imagine beWallis if she was looking
ing that age and having
forward to going home.
to be “on” for one nosy
“Uh huh,” she said. “I
adult after another. When I was 8 years
want to ride my bike again. I miss my
old, an actor named Sorrell Booke —
bike and my dog. And my house. And
best known for playing Jefferson Davis
my friends. And everybody next to my
“Boss” Hogg on The Dukes of Hazzard
neighborhood.” Oh, and she missed
— made a public appearance at a rodeo
food. Well, good food, at least.
in mid-Missouri. My parents thought I
“As soon as I get home, all I want to eat
would enjoy meeting Mr. Booke because is seafood,” she said.
I enjoyed watching The Dukes of HazYou don’t like the seafood you’ve eaten
zard. For whatever reason, I just wasn’t
while traveling?
having it. The likeliest reason was that I
“No.”
was 8 years old. All my parents wanted
Why not?
was for me to smile. I refused. The re“Because it’s not even seafood. It’s
sult is pictured above.
shrimp.”
My parents wanted me to be “on” for
Qulyndriea explained that her daughone person, not many people. Instead, I
ter likes her food spicy. I pointed out that
made that face. I saw a similar expreseven shrimp that isn’t spicy is still techsion on Quvenzhané Wallis’ face, only
nically seafood. “But it’s not good,” Walshe had a much better excuse. I asked
lis insisted. Her mother said they’d eaten