S. Epatha Merkerson on 9/11 and Law & Order

Actress S. Epatha Merkerson shares her experience of starring on Law & Order at the time of 9/11, expressing great emotion as she describes the delicate balance of respecting such a horrific event that happened in the city she loved:

“It’s not something you can really write about. I think you just have to be respectful because people are still, you know, how many years later, they’re still trying to figure out what that was, and…the city is still wounded from that."

Watch S. Epatha Merkerson’s full interview, which spans her career from Pee-Wee’s Playhouse to Law & Order.

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