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" 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. "

Kym Whitley

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" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I am a different kind of celebrity; I don't have the big, giant house, the fancy cars, and all the designer stuff. I am just a girl from Cleveland. "

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

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

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

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

" After my episode of 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' ran, Larry David and JJ Abrams were like, 'I discovered her,' but I was like 'Hold up. Please. I'm from 'Next Friday.' Everybody knows me!' "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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! "

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

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

" It is a challenge trying not to give in to pleasing other people. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

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

" Carrying envy makes life more difficult. "

Kym Whitley

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

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