But it did not at all prepare us for instant success.
And that is an overwhelming experience.
Most newly-famous actors complain about paparazzi or intrusive gossip.
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But when asked for specifics Nyongo seems more annoyed by another right of passage: interviews.
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Specifically, Nyongo calls press junkets a torture technique.
She describes their tedium thusly: Different people are being ferried in to ask the exact same questions.
