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“I don't ever want to feel complacent.”
“I don't ever want to get boxed in, playing the same characters, over and over again. That's why I prefer features over television.”
“I'm not interested in disposable music.”
“I don't harp on the negative because if you do, then there's no progression. There's no forward movement. You got to always look on the bright side of things, and we are in control. Like, you have control over the choices you make.”
“I don't care if you're a man, if you're a player: If God sends you that one and your heart is in it, you'll work it out.”
“Once you're a mom, always a mom. It's like riding a bike, you never forget.”
“It's up to you to be responsible for how you feel if you're not happy. Your happiness lies in your hands. You can't rely on a man to make you happy or complete you. That starts with you.”
“I love children.”
“I'm not a selfish actor. I believe that it's a team effort. You're not in a scene by yourself.”
“I would love to do a biopic of a famous singer, like Diana Ross or Donna Summer, or an old jazz story that we haven't seen before. I would love to do that! I would love to play Diana Ross 'cause she's an icon. I'm salivating to do that.”
“I'm always the cousin that can't make it to the family functions because I'm busy.”
“I'm always confident when I sign up for a project that it's going to be good. That's why I sign up for it.”
“When I come home, it's about my kid, who needs to eat, needs to do homework, and needs to get to basketball. I don't have a lot of time to think about me.”
“I don't think a living being should suffer for the sake of fashion, period. End of story. You don't have to kill an animal just because you want to be hot and fly. And I really stand by that.”
“Something happens to a woman when she can't reproduce. I've not had to walk that path, but I can only imagine when your organs don't work and how that could make you feel.”
“A woman is gentle, soft, delicate, and a man's position is to protect her, help her up stairs, make sure she's in the car safely first. Take good care of your woman, and the sky's the limit!”
“Most men are fragile.”
“I like to disappear in my roles because I don't have an assistant.”
“At the end of the day, I stand by who I am. I'm a good person.”
“Date a woman with children only if you are ready to man up, because it's a position that comes with responsibility.”