Quotes by Regina King

About Regina King:

Regina King is an American film and television actress and director. She played Brenda Jenkins on the NBC sitcom 227 and had a supporting role in the feature film Jerry Maguire. King in her later career became widely known for her leading roles in two Peabody award winning television shows The Boondocks where she provided the voices Huey and Riley Freeman and Southland where she portrayed Detective Lydia Adams. The latter role earned her two nominations for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2012 and 2013. In 2015, King began starring in the ABC anthology series American Crime, for which she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award.
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I know in my own marriage I stayed in it to provide my son with what I thought was a stable background and to give him what I thought was the family life a child should have with two parents. But that isn't always the best way, and it took me taking ...

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My biggest challenge will be to play the totally submissive woman. It takes a toll on you when you play someone who's far removed from your personality.

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I've tried to be flexible in my career by doing a little bit of everything and that's worked for me.

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I watch ESPN all day. If you come into my trailer, ESPN is on. That's the first thing I do when I leave the set.

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Children at certain ages have distinct actions, and boys at certain ages have a particular way of acting too.

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Men. You can't live with them, you can't... no. That's about it.

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You don't know what unconditional love is. You may say you do, but if you don't have a child, you don't know what that is. But when you experience it, it is the most fulfilling ever.

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I stay in tune with my family and God.

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A Modern Mom to me is not always someone that juggles a career and family. A Modern Mom is a woman who takes care of herself on the inside and the outside.

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I'm just really thankful to have the chance to portray a character you don't see every day.

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I never really loved school through junior high, but then I started running track my freshman year, and I was just like, 'Wow, this is cool!'

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Athletes are very cool to me.

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If your woman is asleep every time you get home, she's just really tired. Of you.

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You always make a film with the hope that all types of people will want to see your work and that it doesn't matter about your color, but unfortunately it still does.

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It's funny that until I actually met my husband, I never thought I'd get married.

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I want to live a full life - period.

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I learned a lot from my Mom. My favorite lesson: remember there is no such thing as a certain way to parent and to remember that you are learning along with your child - it's ok to make mistakes.

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We know that's the bottom line: if money is made, the powers that be pay attention.

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People love to see themselves on screen in a way that makes sense and seems on point.

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I love my city and I feel like the majority of the people that are in the city are people from other cities. So I think that L.A. sometimes might get a bad rap because it's known to be so Hollywood-oriented and then underneath that you have crime. Bu...

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Author Bio

  • NameRegina King
  • DescriptionActress
  • BornJanuary 15, 1971
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor; Voice Actor