Twenty years later, however, Curtis has mixed feelings about the scene.

“Ithink it’s a bit weird.”

And then I was, like, educated in it.

Andrew Lincoln in ‘Love, Actually’

Andrew Lincoln in ‘Love, Actually’.Universal/ Everett

I felt as though me, my casting director, my producers just didn’t look outwards."

Curtis' more recent movies have had actors of color in leading roles.

Genie, a new Christmas comedy written by Curtis, is now streaming on Peacock.

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