“I was never shot.
“I’ve never been so vulnerable on camera like that before, ever.
And I never had that experience until I filmed that [scene].”

Mo Amer on ‘Mo’.Netflix
“So I wasn’t thinking about the show, to be honest.
“People feel seen, more than anything else.
You make something special and let the people speak for themselves.”

Mo Amer and Farah Bsieso on ‘Mo’.Rebecca Brenneman/Netflix
“My art has always been a form of healing.
And that’s really the main focus, right?
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