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" You have to work hard not to take your partner for granted, even when you are tired. "
Nicole Ari Parker
Tired
You
Work Hard
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" I believe that we have to be so race-conscious in this day and age. "
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" 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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Anchor
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" If you're actually talking to someone who's been through a disastrous number of years, that only means one thing: They survived it. "
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You
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" I have one little pooch-y stomach in a picture, and all of a sudden I'm pregnant. "
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Stomach
" Any actor will tell you that you go where the work is, especially when you have children. "
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Actor
Children
Will
" 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
" 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. "
Nicole Ari Parker
Simple
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Food
" You think you need the newest shoe and the newest outfit. We forget exercising is free. We forget it only takes a little bit every day. "
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You
Need
Free
" I'm really into nutrition from the inside out. "
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Out
Inside
Nutrition
" Being a parent is the hardest job ever in life. "
Nicole Ari Parker
Being
Parent
Life
" 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. "
Nicole Ari Parker
New
Community
Hard
" 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. "
Nicole Ari Parker
Values
Work
Life
" Nobody really knows, but I got a little comedy in me. "
Nicole Ari Parker
Nobody
Comedy
Got
" If you had to work 14 hour days, Mondays to Fridays, then you have to keep Saturdays and Sundays sacred. "
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Sacred
You
Work
" 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
" Take all the hype out of the exercise and think of it as brushing your teeth. "
Nicole Ari Parker
Take
Your
Think
" I enjoy using coconut oil - not only for my skin and hair, but I'll digest it. "
Nicole Ari Parker
Only
Oil
Hair
" God loves you and everything about you, so why beat up on your precious self? "
Nicole Ari Parker
Beat
Precious
Why
" I have a real no-nonsense dad who taught me how to be resilient at a very young age. "
Nicole Ari Parker
Real
Age
Taught
" Not just as a black woman, but as a woman, since the beginning of time, beauty has been our responsibility. "
Nicole Ari Parker
Responsibility
Woman
Our
" I went to an all-girls private school, where we played field hockey and lacrosse. "
Nicole Ari Parker
Where
School
Private
" My husband and I are loyal to our community and very approachable, even though we're kind of mainstream. "
Nicole Ari Parker
Kind
Though
Community
" 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. "
Nicole Ari Parker
See
Alone
People
" I love Malcolm Lee and jumped on the opportunity to work with him as a director. "
Nicole Ari Parker
Love
Work
Him
" Being a pedestrian again is very exciting because in L.A. you live in your car, and you're on a freeway all the time. "
Nicole Ari Parker
Time
You
Again
" My daughter has a vivid imagination, and so does my son. "
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Vivid
Imagination
Does
" I have friends struggling with autism, juvenile diabetes. "
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Friends
Diabetes
Autism
" All kids want from their dad is for them to be around - and to show up when they say they're going to show up. "
Nicole Ari Parker
Up
Want
They Say
" I think 'Soul Food' had the biggest impact on me because that's where I was really able to shine as an actress and because I also met my husband there, and that was a huge turning point in my personal life. So, that show will stick with me forever and ever and ever. "
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Food
Think
Soul
" 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. "
Nicole Ari Parker
Home
Challenge
Tough