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" 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. "

Kym Whitley

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" 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. "

" Voice work is the best - no need to dress up, no audience, no pressure, nobody's judging you. "

" 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. "

Kym Whitley

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

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

" 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. "

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

" I encourage people to get a village so that there will always be someone who's like family looking out for your child. "

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

" The OWN network is all about inspiring and enlightening. "

" If you could draw a picture of the best high school in the world - where all the teachers are wonderful and all the classrooms are beautiful, it would be my high school. "

" 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. "

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

" I've thought my show would be a sitcom or a talk show. Never in a million years would I have thought my show would be docu-series/reality because you always think reality is something crazy. "

" Of course I watch 'Life with La Toya' on OWN. "

Kym Whitley

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" Carrying envy makes life more difficult. "

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" I think the arts are absolutely necessary for children to be creative and express themselves because every child is different. "

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

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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. "

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

" 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. "

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" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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 want adopted people to know they were chosen. "

" My parenting style is probably like that of my parents, because you do how you learn. My mother was very nurturing and loving, but very stern. She was a disciplinary. My dad was also very loving. "

" 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. "

" It's so much easier when you're a size two or three to just slip on anything. But a big girl, sometimes you've got to strap some stuff down! "