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Diego Luna appears briefly inIf Beale Street Could Talk, playing a charming waiter at a downtown restaurant.
At the movies New York Film Festival premiere, Luna told Vulture about his surprising motivation:Barry Jenkinshimself.
I was like,Hes describing himself.
I felt that understanding, and I decided that Im going to play him.
Without telling him, obviously!
Luna said maybe hed tell Jenkins after the nights premiere.
Otherwise, Ill lie and say something else.
He did not tell me that but now, Jenkins began, I can see it.
I can totally see it.
