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I have always been very famil...

I have always been very family-oriented. I came from a dysfunctional, broken family growing up, and it's probably instilled in me the need and the want to have a strong family and a great foundation. So I think that is something that I naturally gravitate toward.

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I was always a closet lover o...

I was always a closet lover of acting. My mom was very practical. She never, ever restricted our dreams, always told us we could do or be anything. Then I said, 'Maybe I want to be an actor.' And she said, 'Maybe not that.'

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I don't think you learn as mu...

I don't think you learn as much about yourself when you are moving forwards as when you have fallen backwards. That's when you really learn who you are. And reach for the things that have propelled you forward and made you a better person.

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Our challenges make us unique...

Our challenges make us unique, and how we deal with them makes us unique.

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One thing I've learned is be ...

One thing I've learned is be comfortable in your skin, and more importantly, be comfortable in your shoes.

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Unfortunately, there's a lack...

Unfortunately, there's a lack of roles for women of color, so you actually have to be the engineer creating some of those roles.

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God in my mind gives you what...

God in my mind gives you what you need. So, if you need God to be a black woman and you need that for whatever your reasons are, then perhaps your blessings will come in that form.

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I'm an actor and I am looking...

I'm an actor and I am looking for roles where I can continue to evolve, and things that are challenging. I gravitate to the roles, not necessarily television or film. It's just the fact that, for me, the most interesting roles have been in television.

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Everything happens when it's ...

Everything happens when it's supposed to.

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You have to get out of your c...

You have to get out of your comfort zone in order to grow.

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I'm starstruck everyday. The ...

I'm starstruck everyday. The day I'm not starstruck, I'll have to retire.

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For me, when you have to prep...

For me, when you have to prepare to play God, and then walking away from that, you realize just how tough God's job is. I don't want that job.

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My job as an artist is to pre...

My job as an artist is to present the material. My job as a woman is to receive from it what I need.

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Every character I get to play...

Every character I get to play has some element of who I am, but there's no fun in playing yourself. At least, for me, there isn't.

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There are enough negative ima...

There are enough negative images of Black women out there and I did not want to portray Dorothy Vaughn in any stereotype. I wanted to make sure that her integrity was preserved.

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It's very seldom that we see ...

It's very seldom that we see the good of the South. There is a perception that Southerners are racists and everyone else in the nation is 'enlightened.' There is racism everywhere, and there is good everywhere.

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There are moments where you s...

There are moments where you stop living, if you stop changing, and if you stop seeking growth of some sort.

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I'm glad that I get to take m...

I'm glad that I get to take my final walk as the princess of 2012. ...there's nothing wrong with winning an Oscar!

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I was not a Girl Scout, but I...

I was not a Girl Scout, but I try to be very prepared. I triple-Spanx!

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As an actor, you don't become...

As an actor, you don't become Meryl Streep by doing the same type of comedy. You get there by being challenged.

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