David Oyelowo Describes His Mother's Funny Reaction to His Role in Lee Daniels' The Butler

Season 2 Episode 207
Aired on 08/11/2013 | CC tv-14

Actor David Oyelowo, who plays Louis Gaines, the son of Forest Whitaker and Oprah Winfrey's characters in Lee Daniels' The Butler, says his mother hasn't been a fan of the people he's played on film. "My mum, she doesn't know how to delineate between reality and what happens in the movie," he says. How does she feel about his latest character, Louis? Watch David describe his mother's reaction to finding out that Oprah would be playing the role of his mother.

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