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" A guy once told me that I sound like I'm a little ahead of myself. I can't wait to thank him at the Oscars. "
Wait
Sound
Me
" All kids want from their dad is for them to be around - and to show up when they say they're going to show up. "
Up
Want
They Say
" Any actor will tell you that you go where the work is, especially when you have children. "
Actor
Children
Will
" Being a parent is the hardest job ever in life. "
Being
Parent
Life
" Being a pedestrian again is very exciting because in L.A. you live in your car, and you're on a freeway all the time. "
Time
You
Again
" Being away from home was tough, but the challenge and the thrill of being on Broadway was so fulfilling, and I'm thankful to my husband for making it possible and holding it down at home. "
Home
Challenge
Tough
" Between the kids, the jobs and everything, no matter what color you are, cardio is probably not on the top of your list. "
Top
Color
Everything
" Every parent knows this moment in a child's age when he or she needs your attention in a very specific way because it's the beginning and ending of the early life of imagination. It's such a responsibility. "
Child
Age
Moment
" Exercise is about being grateful for the body you have and sustaining the life you have. "
You
Grateful
Body
" God loves you and everything about you, so why beat up on your precious self? "
Beat
Precious
Why
" Hair is an issue for most women, and after washing, blow-drying, flat-ironing, curling, braiding, twisting and spending the time and money on it, who wants to mess it up by sweating and having to do it all over again? "
Hair
Over
Mess
" Honestly, working with Eddie Murphy was mind-blowing just in terms of the budget alone. To see the respect he commands, to witness his presence, you understand why he and people like Martin Lawrence are stars. "
See
Alone
People
" I believe that we have to be so race-conscious in this day and age. "
Believe
Age
Day
" I can be really silly, but I never get to do that. I'm always playing on-the-nose characters, professionals - lawyers, a serious news anchor, people with a really focused energy, which can become a cliched type. "
Energy
Anchor
Serious
" I couldn't imitate anyone if I wanted to. "
Anyone
Imitate
Wanted
" I did everything pretty cliche as an actor in New York. I read the trades, I sent out 'head shots.' "
Head
Everything
Actor
" I enjoy using coconut oil - not only for my skin and hair, but I'll digest it. "
Only
Oil
Hair
" If you had to work 14 hour days, Mondays to Fridays, then you have to keep Saturdays and Sundays sacred. "
Sacred
You
Work
" If you're actually talking to someone who's been through a disastrous number of years, that only means one thing: They survived it. "
Years
You
Through
" I had a brilliant drama teacher while I was at Roland Park: Ann Mainolfi. But the school was mostly rich in academics. It wasn't like I was prepping myself for a life in acting. There, you prepped yourself to have a stable future. The school's piece de resistance is college prep - it didn't teach you how to audition for a TV show. "
Myself
Life
Future
" I have a real no-nonsense dad who taught me how to be resilient at a very young age. "
Real
Age
Taught
" I have friends struggling with autism, juvenile diabetes. "
Friends
Diabetes
Autism
" I have one little pooch-y stomach in a picture, and all of a sudden I'm pregnant. "
Picture
Pregnant
Stomach
" I just want to touch something deep in the heart of humanity. I don't know if that's in movies, producing films, or writing a book, but I'm concerned about our spiritual well-being as a human race. I want to impact people in a way that makes us all reach for our best. "
Best
Book
People
" I love Malcolm Lee and jumped on the opportunity to work with him as a director. "
Love
Work
Him
" I love the theater. I love being on stage; I love the live audience. I also love dressing up and all of the make-believe. "
Love
Live
Dressing
" I'm kind of floating out there as an artist. I'm in a safe place where I can play a girlfriend or a best friend or a mommy or a lawyer, but a huge part of me is unused. I'm classically trained, historically inclined and somewhat revolutionary by nature, so I'm frustrated as an artist. "
Best Friend
Me
Best
" I'm really into nutrition from the inside out. "
Out
Inside
Nutrition
" I think 'Soul Food' had the biggest impact on me because that's where I was really able to shine as an actress and because I also met my husband there, and that was a huge turning point in my personal life. So, that show will stick with me forever and ever and ever. "
Food
Think
Soul
" It's not how pretty you are or how talented you are. It's that if these five people on this day in this room like you, then you get a job. "
People
You
Day
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