- Opportunity
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- Nov 07, 2020
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- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I would have to say honestly I was very pleased to be in a film whether it was good or bad with De Niro, Norton and Brando even if I don't have any scenes with them, I thought it was pretty good company to keep.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mom was always pretty supportive. She saw me do plays and she'd always act out the parts I did. My aunt, who played a big part in my life, was a little bit more reserved, because if they don't see you on TV every week they think you must be starving.
- Human
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- Nov 07, 2020
I like the nice guys. I like when they show the stories, the human element behind it all.
- Forever
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- Nov 07, 2020
Film is forever.
- Believe
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- Nov 07, 2020
I really believe that what I do as an actress is my God-given talent. This is my calling, not my career.
- Made
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- Nov 07, 2020
God made a way out of no way.
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
The three things I said when I came out of school were I want to work consistently, I want to do good work and I want to be paid fairly, and that's happened. But I didn't become an actress for the money. I do it for other reasons.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
The first time I acted was in high school in Florida, and when I heard that applause I felt so alive and felt that electricity go up my spine.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am content that the work that I've done is wonderful.
- Education
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was in school, my mother stressed education. I am so glad she did. I graduated from Yale College and Yale University with my master's and I didn't do it by missing school.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
This is a career about images. It's celluloid; they last for ever. I'm a black woman from America. My people were slaves in America, and even though we're free on paper and in law, I'm not going to allow you to enslave me on film, in celluloid, for all to see.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I can give you the King's English and then I can take it to the street, but do both or do one and don't do one knowing only the street. That's going to hold you back because what comes out is going to impress people, and it will impress them negatively.
- Doctor
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- Nov 07, 2020
I thought I wanted to be a pediatrician because, as a second job, my mother would clean up a pediatrician's office. So I was like, 'Oh, OK, baby doctor.' Until I got to college, and all the courses of science with the blood, guts and cadavers? I was like, 'Mm, no.'
- Gym
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love doing action. Since I'm not 21, there's some, 'Let me get to the gym so I can do it.' But I love to defy expectations.
- Experience
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- Nov 07, 2020
I want my children to experience as much creativity as possible. That's what sets your mind on fire.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's important to surround yourself with good people, interesting people, young people, young ideas. Go places, learn new stuff. Look at the world with wonder - don't be tired about it.
- Self
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'd tell my 20-year-old self, 'Don't be afraid to do it all. Whatever you're interested in, just go for it. Don't wait around for a better time.'
- New
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- Nov 07, 2020
I want to be evil! I did play Lady Macbeth on stage to Alec Baldwin's Macbeth back in New York in 1998. But I've played a lot of characters who are so righteous and understanding. I don't want to be a goody-goody two-shoes all the time.
- Emphasize
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- Nov 07, 2020