Kym Whitley

“A woman is a woman. A woman has male problems, has job problems, and I think funny is funny.”

“I love female company. I love men, but women are different.”

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

“I've always wanted to work with children, to help people, and to be funny.”

“It doesn't matter if a child comes to you or through you. That love is still the same. You are still a mother.”

“If you could draw a picture of the best high school in the world - where all the teachers are wonderful and all the classrooms are beautiful, it would be my high school.”

“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.”

“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.”

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

“Voice work is the best - no need to dress up, no audience, no pressure, nobody's judging you.”

“It is a challenge trying not to give in to pleasing other people.”

“You can talk about reality TV if you want to, but guess what - it was a big commercial for Kym Whitley.”

“'College Road Trip' is colorless. It's not a black film. It's not a white film.”

“I come from a long line of architects. I'm the only one who did not become an architect, but I've been around the drawing aspect and construction my whole life.”

“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.”

“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.”

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

“I want adopted people to know they were chosen.”

“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.”

“Carrying envy makes life more difficult.”