But the fact is, I'm not work-identified. I'm not a lawyer or a writer. I'm a mom, and I'm a woman, and that's the kind of people I want to see in books in the starring role.
Before 'Lucky Louie,' nobody would ever cast me to play a mom or a wife; nobody ever saw me in that role, which is weird, since that's who I really am.
Well I think in a marriage you have to be honest and ask yourself, you know, what is my role? What is my responsibility?
I didn't know what types of movies I wanted to do. I want to do things that are different. I want to take my time with each role.
For me, it's hard to keep up with trends. I just go for the roles and movies that I feel I could add value to, or contribute to, that I feel I could portray.
There are roles for all types of movies. I mean, you still want to watch the urban movies, and they need to be told. You still want to see something you haven't seen before.
I'm quite a curious person. I don't mind being the one who doesn't know things, a role I often play in QI.
Most problems in poor countries are locally generated even though international factors do play a role.
Being the person I am, you know, the size I am, being a woman, being a black woman, there's not a lot of roles for us.
My ideal role would be anything that allows me to play anyone the public is familiar with and to be able to show them that, but in a new light.
I want to take roles that challenge me and I want to like the script and obviously feel connected with the director because the director to me is so important.
Don't get me wrong, I'm going to play the young role as long as I can because once that ship has sailed, there's no getting back on it.
When people ask, 'What role are you dying to play?' I always say, 'The one being written for me right now.'
The Egyptian military plays positive and negative roles in Egypt, but the most significant single thing it did under Mubarak was to guarantee an Islamist victory once he left the scene.
I want to be a positive role-model for my daughter. The last thing I want to put out there is that it's acceptable to be too thin or have an eating disorder because you're in Hollywood.
As the captain, I was going to be having the dominant role in most of the episodes, and that was appealing. I wasn't interested in coming to Hollywood to sit around.
In fact, the socialization gives us the tools to fill our evolutionary roles. They are our building blocks.
I'm not expecting much work in Hollywood, to be honest. People stick to film because they tend to get offered the same roles over and over again, and it's safe. But I'm not interested in doing that.
Assuming roles is something that simply won't work for me, since I don't have a style. None at all.
I've done a lot of work other than sci-fi, and between half-hour comedy, stage, and various movie roles, I've really tried to avoid being typecast.
Affirmative action has been generally cast in terms of race. I think women themselves are not as cognizant of the role affirmative action has played in opening the doors for women.
