podcast, Azaria only regrets that the change took so long coming. "I've had a date with destiny with this thing for about 31 years," the actor remarks on the episode, before going on to personally apologize to Padman — the daughter of Indian immigrants — for portraying a character who has had such a negative impact on her community for so long. "I know you weren't asking for that, but it's important. I apologize for my part in creating that and participating in that.
During the course of his nearly half-hour conversation about Apu's legacy, Azaria also shares the story of how we wound up voicing the character during an early recording session for. "It's 1988, and somebody says to me, 'Hey, can you do an Indian accent?' It was, like, one line. I said, 'Yeah, I think so.' And Apu comes out. We're like 'OK, that was funny' and we all laugh. So that keeps going from there, and over the years it develops.
Azaria credits all of those voices with helping him honestly confront how Apu was ultimately "an example of structural racism" in the entertainment industry. "To me, participating in structural racism is about blind spots," he tells thehosts. "I really didn't know any better. I don't love the term 'white privilege,' but it applies. I prefer 'relative advantage.
Azaria speaks onstage during SAG-AFTRA Foundation's 4th Annual Patron of the Artists on Nov. 7, 2019 in Beverly Hills. For her part, Padman notes how Azaria's one-line "audition" for Apu more than 30 years ago speaks to the desperate need for Hollywood to diversify its writers' rooms. "There wasn't even one person in that room who could say, 'Actually, I think that's a little bit offensive.'" she says on the podcast. "You need that person's opinion.
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