Quotes by Sanaa Lathan

About Sanaa Lathan:

Sanaa McCoy Lathan is an American actress and voice actress. She has starred in many films, including the box-office hitThe Best Man and the 2013 sequel, Love & Basketball, Brown Sugar, Alien vs. Predator and The Family That Preys. Lathan was nominated for a Tony Award for her performance on Broadway in A Raisin in the Sun. In 2009, she voiced Donna Tubbs in The Cleveland Show. In 2010, she starred in the all-black performance of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at the Novello Theatre in London.
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Kelsey Grammer is one of the best actors I've ever worked with.

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You would never expect a black woman to be the hero.

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Being strong can be also feminine. I don't think feminine equals being weak. Being strong is very sexy.

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To make a movie is very grueling at times. Long, long hours and cold weather.

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When you have a play, you have to be on every night.

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Sometimes when you don't care, people are attracted to that.

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When you're on a set it can be very tedious and slow. It's just not as big as when you see it on film.

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People make jokes about how black people are the first ones to be killed off.

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The Alien is gross, scary. There is something in a human being that looks at them and sees it as a cockroach. You can never feel nurturing towards the cockroach.

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I wouldn't want anyone to destroy the earth.

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I've never gotten any complaints about my headscarf from a man. You can be sexy with a head wrap!

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I have dated all races, and I believe you should be free to do whatever you want.

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If someone has already done a role I'm about to do, I won't watch the original until after I'm finished playing the role.

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I think I'm a character actress in a leading lady's body, but the industry doesn't really see me that way.

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CGI is done after the film is done. It's through the computer. Most of the film is not computer-generated special effects. Most of it is that creature that is in the room with you.

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I'll eventually go back to theater because the feeling of being on stage where you have the audience right there, you can't replace that with anything.

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As different as me and Sigourney look is as different as these two characters are. I'm not filling her shoes. I'm doing a part that has the same monsters, but it's a completely different movie.

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In terms of facial creams or lotions, I try to switch it up and stay as natural as possible. l like Le Mer facial cream for when I have an event. It's very rich and sometimes too rich for some people, but I like it.

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I got nominated for a Tony, which was a complete surprise. It was an experience that I will always cherish.

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I really prefer the actual experience of being onstage and living the character from beginning to end with the energy of the audience. There's nothing that beats that feeling, and yet I really have trouble with the eight shows a week.

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Author Bio

  • NameSanaa Lathan
  • DescriptionAmerican actress and voice actress
  • AliasesSanaa McCoy Lathan
  • BornSeptember 19, 1971
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor; Voice Actor