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" God loves you and everything about you, so why beat up on your precious self? "
Nicole Ari Parker
Beat
Precious
Why
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" My husband and I are loyal to our community and very approachable, even though we're kind of mainstream. "
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" Nobody really knows, but I got a little comedy in me. "
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" 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. "
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" You have to work hard not to take your partner for granted, even when you are tired. "
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" I have friends struggling with autism, juvenile diabetes. "
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" Being a parent is the hardest job ever in life. "
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" 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. "
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" Once there are more African Americans and Asian Americans behind the scenes as producers, writers, and directors, I think more inclusive casting will happen. "
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" I did everything pretty cliche as an actor in New York. I read the trades, I sent out 'head shots.' "
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" 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. "
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" There are so many things that go into a surgical study. "
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" When you set a play in the French Quarter in New Orleans, it's hard not to acknowledge the whole African-American, French, white mixing of races. That's what the French Quarter is: it's a Creole community. "
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" Raising children uses every bit of your being - your heart, your time, your patience, your foresight, your intuition to protect them, and you have to use all of this while trying to figure out how to discipline them. "
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" Not just as a black woman, but as a woman, since the beginning of time, beauty has been our responsibility. "
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" You think you need the newest shoe and the newest outfit. We forget exercising is free. We forget it only takes a little bit every day. "
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" Take all the hype out of the exercise and think of it as brushing your teeth. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" If you had to work 14 hour days, Mondays to Fridays, then you have to keep Saturdays and Sundays sacred. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" I went to an all-girls private school, where we played field hockey and lacrosse. "
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" Spina bifida affects every single aspect of your life, from your child's self-esteem to your ability to sleep at night. "
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" I have one little pooch-y stomach in a picture, and all of a sudden I'm pregnant. "
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" My humor is a lot like Kristen Wiig's from 'Saturday Night Live' or 'Bridesmaids.' Quirky, off the beaten path. "
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" We're all moving at such a high rate that we have to grab the frozen dinners and the McDonald's. We can't make it a way of life - we have to get back to real, simple, clean good foods. It will save our lives on so many levels; not just spina bifida, but obesity, diabetes, everything. Food is our medicine. "
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" 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. "
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" My daughter has a vivid imagination, and so does my son. "
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