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" I love Cleveland, and I love going back home. That's where my family is. That's where my roots are. "

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" A woman is a woman. A woman has male problems, has job problems, and I think funny is funny. "

" Sometimes, moms have to be creative to get their babies to eat healthy. "

" It feels like I'm in a swimming pool, and I am constantly trying to stay above water. Sometimes I feel like I'm slipping, and you try to come up for air, and that's how it is when looking for the next role. "

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" I love female company. I love men, but women are different. "

" It doesn't matter if a child comes to you or through you. That love is still the same. You are still a mother. "

" I've always wanted to work with children, to help people, and to be funny. "

" My parents were funny. My brothers were funny. We just laughed and had a good time. Growing up, it breeds that. It breeds your funny. It breeds your creativity. "

" So many people are busy working now, but we need to go back to the old days when grandma and the neighbors helped raise the children, and we were all the better for it. "

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" I've always had an entourage. Even when I was a little kid, I had a lot of little children following around me. "

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" Sometimes you have to change the mold. If people keep following the same Hollywood mold, you're going to get the same thing. And as a Black actress, there's not a whole lot out there for us, unless we're creating it. "

" In the African American community, we are very 'hush, hush' about things in our life. "

" I've always wanted to be a man for a day. "

" I worked with Marlon Wayans on the show 'They Wayans Brothers,' and we hit it off. One thing about Marlon, when he casts a movie or a TV show, he expects you to bring it. You've got to be ready to improv, because Marlon will say anything, and you've got to be ready to come back. "

" Back in the day, we ate fresh; our parents cooked. Now, we're starting to think things are fresh because they're in a can, they're in a box, or they're frozen. That's not fresh. It's difficult to get real fresh. "

" You can talk about reality TV if you want to, but guess what - it was a big commercial for Kym Whitley. "

" I saw Nichelle Nichols in 'Truck Turner,' and she was so good. "

" Shaker Heights, Ohio is a predominately white neighborhood. It was when I moved in, and it still is. "

" I believe that people just want to laugh and have a good time. "

" We still have to create things for African American women. Just like Tyler Perry is doing it, we can't wait for things to happen; you have to go and make and create roles and go to people. "

" As an actress, our hours can be grueling, and like any mother that has a career or job, it is difficult. Balancing spending time with your child in the morning and after they come home from daycare/school before is the key. "

" My cousin was Ron O'Neal, who was 'Superfly.' Films like 'Shaft' and 'Superfly' were the biggest things out there in the early '70s. It's hard to remember just how big they were - how much impact they had on the culture, the music, the fashions, the hair styles. "

" I've always dreamed of becoming a mother. I thought I would get married and do it all the traditional way, but life kept going on, my career kept me busy - and I had not stopped to become a mommy. "

" When I first came to Los Angeles, I was a teacher in Compton. I know how in need schools are around the country. "

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" Cooking for my son is a challenge. I have to feed him right. He can't eat French fries and candy every day. "