A biography for Kym Whitleyhasn’t been written yet.
“Back in the day, we ate fresh; our parents cooked. Now, we're starting to think things are fresh because they're in a can, they're in a box, or they're frozen. That's not fresh. It's difficult to get real fresh.”
“I am a different kind of celebrity; I don't have the big, giant house, the fancy cars, and all the designer stuff. I am just a girl from Cleveland.”
“It feels like I'm in a swimming pool, and I am constantly trying to stay above water. Sometimes I feel like I'm slipping, and you try to come up for air, and that's how it is when looking for the next role.”
“Shaker Heights, Ohio is a predominately white neighborhood. It was when I moved in, and it still is.”
“I've always had an entourage. Even when I was a little kid, I had a lot of little children following around me.”
“I've thought my show would be a sitcom or a talk show. Never in a million years would I have thought my show would be docu-series/reality because you always think reality is something crazy.”
“I believe that people just want to laugh and have a good time.”
“In the African American community, we are very 'hush, hush' about things in our life.”
“My parents were funny. My brothers were funny. We just laughed and had a good time. Growing up, it breeds that. It breeds your funny. It breeds your creativity.”
“Sometimes, moms have to be creative to get their babies to eat healthy.”
“It's so much easier when you're a size two or three to just slip on anything. But a big girl, sometimes you've got to strap some stuff down!”
“The OWN network is all about inspiring and enlightening.”
“After my episode of 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' ran, Larry David and JJ Abrams were like, 'I discovered her,' but I was like 'Hold up. Please. I'm from 'Next Friday.' Everybody knows me!'”
“I've always dreamed of becoming a mother. I thought I would get married and do it all the traditional way, but life kept going on, my career kept me busy - and I had not stopped to become a mommy.”
“I've always wanted to be a man for a day.”
“I think the arts are absolutely necessary for children to be creative and express themselves because every child is different.”
“I love Cleveland, and I love going back home. That's where my family is. That's where my roots are.”
“We still have to create things for African American women. Just like Tyler Perry is doing it, we can't wait for things to happen; you have to go and make and create roles and go to people.”
“I didn't know that my son had allergies until he spit up eggs one day, and one day he had a little peanut butter and his face swelled up. I took him to get tested and found out that he is allergic to everything.”
“Of course I watch 'Life with La Toya' on OWN.”