A biography for Nicole Ari Parkerhasn’t been written yet.
“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.”
“My daughter has a vivid imagination, and so does my son.”
“Every parent knows this moment in a child's age when he or she needs your attention in a very specific way because it's the beginning and ending of the early life of imagination. It's such a responsibility.”
“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.”
“My husband and I are loyal to our community and very approachable, even though we're kind of mainstream.”
“Hair is an issue for most women, and after washing, blow-drying, flat-ironing, curling, braiding, twisting and spending the time and money on it, who wants to mess it up by sweating and having to do it all over again?”
“Between the kids, the jobs and everything, no matter what color you are, cardio is probably not on the top of your list.”
“Being a parent is the hardest job ever in life.”
“I just want to touch something deep in the heart of humanity. I don't know if that's in movies, producing films, or writing a book, but I'm concerned about our spiritual well-being as a human race. I want to impact people in a way that makes us all reach for our best.”
“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.”
“I couldn't imitate anyone if I wanted to.”
“I enjoy using coconut oil - not only for my skin and hair, but I'll digest it.”
“I love the theater. I love being on stage; I love the live audience. I also love dressing up and all of the make-believe.”
“God loves you and everything about you, so why beat up on your precious self?”
“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.”
“I have one little pooch-y stomach in a picture, and all of a sudden I'm pregnant.”
“I have friends struggling with autism, juvenile diabetes.”
“I'm kind of floating out there as an artist. I'm in a safe place where I can play a girlfriend or a best friend or a mommy or a lawyer, but a huge part of me is unused. I'm classically trained, historically inclined and somewhat revolutionary by nature, so I'm frustrated as an artist.”
“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.”
“I believe that we have to be so race-conscious in this day and age.”