Adina Porter Quotes

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Adina Porter

Profession : Actress

Birth : March 13, 1971

On slower days, when I was only needed for coverage or reaction shots, the set of 'The Newsroom' was better than therapy. Chris Chalk and I would debate life's dilemmas... until Sam Waterston would chime in and set us both straight.

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All I wanted was to be an actor and have a happy family, and I did it. I still remember when I was doing shows in my parents' living room, and everyone had to watch me.

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My kids are resilient, I'm resilient, and I guess I am an optimist.

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I'm very happy to be a working actor.

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Every once in a while, I'll have an acting role that allows me to look at something in my life and work it out.

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I used to hate my behind, like every other black girl. I hated my behind. I hated my hair. I hated my nose because no one said it was beautiful.

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I'm a bit of a wuss. I'll even watch, like, a Tom Cruise 'Jack Reacher' movie where, I mean, there's a lot of action, but the violence is no real violence, but I still hide my face because there might be violence.

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My father was born and raised in Sierra Leone, and my mom was from Bermuda.

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I've worked in this business long enough that I know people who complain, like, 'My character does this, and my character does that,' and I think it's just ego talking.

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I know what it's like to do whatever you need to do to make sure that your kids are happy and well and succeed.

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You can so easily be dismissed as a thug or hysterical if you're a woman if you don't keep your rage in check.

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