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HOORAE: Issa Rae

How I Built This with Guy Raz

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Did You Ever Receive a Rejection Letter From CBS?

I was always, I was definitely protective about letting people read my stuff. Because it's really personal. And you don't want anybody to tell me it's not good or that it doesn't resonate with them. It's always better when you feel good about it. Like that moment, when you finish and you're like, man, I did it. And I mess with it. I love it. You sent your script to CBS in the 90s before they had legal zoom. They didn't get back to you but gave you a "generous" rejection letter.

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