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" Making her return to the big screen after more than a decade, Oprah Winfrey stars in Lee Daniels&amp;#039; The Butler as Gloria, the devoted but increasingly frustrated wife of long-serving White House butler Cecil Gaines (Forest Whitaker).  Digital Spy sat down with Winfrey and Whitaker to discuss the former&amp;#039;s return to acting, what they learned from one another, and the importance of portraying a diversity of African-American experiences on screen.       &amp;quot;What&amp;#039;s great about it is that you have all these filmmakers who have really unique, different perspectives and points of view,&amp;quot; Whitaker said of the multitude of films this year that have dealt with racial issues. Discussing the importance of comedies and musicals alongside the likes of 12 Years a Slave, Winfrey mused: &amp;quot;There isn&amp;#039;t one black story, and if anything comes out of this season, I&amp;#039;m hoping that&amp;#039;s what people will get.  &amp;quot;We are, as a race of people, as multi-faceted, as diverse within the race as everyone else is.&amp;quot; Penned by Danny Strong, The Butler is loosely based on the real-life story of White House butler Eugene Allen, and sees its lead character witness historical events throughout his 34-year tenure. The vast supporting cast includes David Oyelowo as Gaines&amp;#039;s son, Cuba Gooding Jr and Lenny Kravitz as his fellow butlers, and Terrence Howard as a neighbour who romantically pursues the neglected Gloria.  Several American presidents are also portrayed: Robin Williams as Dwight D Eisenhower, James Marsden as John F Kennedy, Liev Schreiber as Lyndon B Johnson, John Cusack as Richard Nixon and Alan Rickman as Ronald Reagan. The Butler is out now in the UK.       "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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