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" 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. "

Kym Whitley

Music

Hair

Culture

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" 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. "

" I'm always fighting with profanity and Christian comedy. I'm telling you, it's always a fight. Because my father said to me, he said, 'Well, Kym, I feel like comics and people that use profanity, you have a lack of vocabulary, actually, a whole lot.' "

" 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

American

You

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

" Carrying envy makes life more difficult. "

Kym Whitley

Difficult

Carrying

" I think the arts are absolutely necessary for children to be creative and express themselves because every child is 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'm not cheap, I'm thrifty. "

Kym Whitley

Cheap

Thrifty

" 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. "

Kym Whitley

Mother

Thought

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

Kym Whitley

Watch

Course

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

" 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. "