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Athletes are very cool to me.
Race is a very sensitive subject.
I want to live a full life - period.
I stay in tune with my family and God.
I think women supporting women is priceless.
"Southland" was not written for a black woman.
It's incredibly hard out there for women of color.
Men. You can't live with them, you can't... no. That's about it.
"Legally Blonde 2" wasn't written specifically for a black woman.
My mother was a single mom, and most of the women I know are strong.
I make smart food choices. I love food, especially fish, chicken, and beef.
And just because someone doesn't understand doesn't mean they don't want to.
I think I've been lucky in the regard to have a team that sees me as an artist.
If your woman is asleep every time you get home, shes just really tired. Of you.
I would like to believe that most people don't get married anticipating divorce.
It's funny that until I actually met my husband, I never thought I'd get married.
If your woman is asleep every time you get home, she's just really tired. Of you.
We know that's the bottom line: if money is made, the powers that be pay attention.
I would definitely welcome lighter material, but I like to be where the truth lies.
People love to see themselves on screen in a way that makes sense and seems on point.
I had been going on auditions and things like that since I was probably 10 - 11 years old.
I'm just really thankful to have the chance to portray a character you don't see every day.
I try to eat well, but I don't deny myself the foods I love. I just eat them in moderation.
I went to public - I graduated from publics - Westchester High. I'm a product of LA Unified.
And there's also not enough films that are more of a imitation of what real life looks like.
I've tried to be flexible in my career by doing a little bit of everything and that's worked for me.
Especially in this industry, women challenge men much more now because we're saying, 'We can do it, too.'
If you have the opportunity for your art to meet activism, you shouldn't pass that up when it comes your way.
Children at certain ages have distinct actions, and boys at certain ages have a particular way of acting too.
I watch ESPN all day. If you come into my trailer, ESPN is on. That's the first thing I do when I leave the set.
There's a difference between actresses of color and actresses not of color. If you look at how big my movies are.
I don't remember a day where I didn't own a pair of Vans or Chucks. I just try to wear what I feel comfortable in.
I want to be around to see my son grow up and to enjoy my grandkids, which means I need to make my health a priority.
As an actor, we have to be so vulnerable that it's really hard to involve yourself with the other aspects of filmmaking.
I don't think something is a failure if you put your all into it. I'm a big fan of the saying, "Nothing beats a failure but a try."
I never really loved school through junior high, but then I started running track my freshman year, and I was just like, 'Wow, this is cool!
I never really loved school through junior high, but then I started running track my freshman year, and I was just like, 'Wow, this is cool!'
I can work inside the boundaries of Erika Murphy, or whoever the character is. It's fun to create somebody that's not you, that doesn't exist.
I think 'Empire' is entertaining. It's a soap opera. Does it touch on stereotypes? Sure, it does... I don't know if that's necessarily good or bad.
Acting was a hobby for me when I started out, or maybe it was because there weren't a lot of examples of me when I found an interest in this art form.
My biggest challenge will be to play the totally submissive woman. It takes a toll on you when you play someone who's far removed from your personality.
My father is still so much a part of me - from my physique and fast metabolism, which I'm so thankful for now, to my sense of connection to the universe.
A Modern Mom to me is not always someone that juggles a career and family. A Modern Mom is a woman who takes care of herself on the inside and the outside.
When you look at "American Crime" and you have the character Terri LaCroix is a pharmaceutical executive - why does that character always have to be white?
It is impossible to give a performance that makes you unaware of the fact that you're watching an actor and be really involved in all aspects of filmmaking.
We play different people - our art form is performance art - so unless you're playing the same type of person, I don't know if you could improve or make it worse.
I do an annual detox for two weeks, eliminating sugar, processed foods, and simple carbs from my diet. I usually lose 7-10 pounds and look at it as my yearly renewal.
You always make a film with the hope that all types of people will want to see your work and that it doesn't matter about your color, but unfortunately it still does.
I'm one of those people where, if I go back and look at it, I'm going to feel like, 'I wish I would have... ' I need to just leave it on the floor. What's done is done.
I recognize the amount of time that it takes as a director. I made the choice to stop taking roles outside of L.A. because I didn't want to miss any of my child's life.