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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. "
Nicole Ari Parker
Child
Night
Sleep
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" I have friends struggling with autism, juvenile diabetes. "
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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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" You shouldn't marry unless the both of you are on the same page on a lot of things. Life is going to deal you blows, and you have to be together. Your values and priorities have to be on the same page; otherwise, it won't work. "
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" I'm kind of floating out there as an artist. I'm in a safe place where I can play a girlfriend or a best friend or a mommy or a lawyer, but a huge part of me is unused. I'm classically trained, historically inclined and somewhat revolutionary by nature, so I'm frustrated as an artist. "
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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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" 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 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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Life
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" I have a real no-nonsense dad who taught me how to be resilient at a very young age. "
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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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" 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 couldn't imitate anyone if I wanted to. "
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Anyone
Imitate
Wanted
" I love Malcolm Lee and jumped on the opportunity to work with him as a director. "
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Work
Him
" I just want to touch something deep in the heart of humanity. I don't know if that's in movies, producing films, or writing a book, but I'm concerned about our spiritual well-being as a human race. I want to impact people in a way that makes us all reach for our best. "
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Best
Book
People
" Between the kids, the jobs and everything, no matter what color you are, cardio is probably not on the top of your list. "
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Top
Color
Everything
" One good step breeds another one. "
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Good
Another
Breeds
" 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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Energy
Anchor
Serious
" Hair is an issue for most women, and after washing, blow-drying, flat-ironing, curling, braiding, twisting and spending the time and money on it, who wants to mess it up by sweating and having to do it all over again? "
Nicole Ari Parker
Hair
Over
Mess
" 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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Simple
Back
Food
" You have to work hard not to take your partner for granted, even when you are tired. "
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Tired
You
Work Hard
" I have one little pooch-y stomach in a picture, and all of a sudden I'm pregnant. "
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Picture
Pregnant
Stomach
" I went to an all-girls private school, where we played field hockey and lacrosse. "
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" Being away from home was tough, but the challenge and the thrill of being on Broadway was so fulfilling, and I'm thankful to my husband for making it possible and holding it down at home. "
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Tough
" Nobody can tell you how to be a good wife or husband. "
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Husband
Wife
Tell
" I enjoy using coconut oil - not only for my skin and hair, but I'll digest it. "
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Oil
Hair
" My daughter has a vivid imagination, and so does my son. "
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Does
" Any actor will tell you that you go where the work is, especially when you have children. "
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Will
" My husband and I are loyal to our community and very approachable, even though we're kind of mainstream. "
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Though
Community
" A guy once told me that I sound like I'm a little ahead of myself. I can't wait to thank him at the Oscars. "
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Sound
Me
" Take all the hype out of the exercise and think of it as brushing your teeth. "
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