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Nicole Ari Parker

Profession : Actress

Birth : October 7, 1970

I have friends struggling with autism, juvenile diabetes.

Nicole Ari Parker

We're all moving at such a high rate that we have to grab the frozen dinners and the McDonald's. We can't make it a way of life - we have to get back to real, simple, clean good foods. It will save our lives on so many levels; not just spina bifida, but obesity, diabetes, everything. Food is our medicine.

Nicole Ari Parker

I think 'Soul Food' had the biggest impact on me because that's where I was really able to shine as an actress and because I also met my husband there, and that was a huge turning point in my personal life. So, that show will stick with me forever and ever and ever.

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Being away from home was tough, but the challenge and the thrill of being on Broadway was so fulfilling, and I'm thankful to my husband for making it possible and holding it down at home.

Nicole Ari Parker

Being a parent is the hardest job ever in life.

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You have to work hard not to take your partner for granted, even when you are tired.

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When you set a play in the French Quarter in New Orleans, it's hard not to acknowledge the whole African-American, French, white mixing of races. That's what the French Quarter is: it's a Creole community.

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Not just as a black woman, but as a woman, since the beginning of time, beauty has been our responsibility.

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Exercise is about being grateful for the body you have and sustaining the life you have.

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Take all the hype out of the exercise and think of it as brushing your teeth.

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One good step breeds another one.

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I'm really into nutrition from the inside out.

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I enjoy using coconut oil - not only for my skin and hair, but I'll digest it.

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Between the kids, the jobs and everything, no matter what color you are, cardio is probably not on the top of your list.

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You think you need the newest shoe and the newest outfit. We forget exercising is free. We forget it only takes a little bit every day.

Nicole Ari Parker

I can be really silly, but I never get to do that. I'm always playing on-the-nose characters, professionals - lawyers, a serious news anchor, people with a really focused energy, which can become a cliched type.

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My husband and I are loyal to our community and very approachable, even though we're kind of mainstream.

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I love Malcolm Lee and jumped on the opportunity to work with him as a director.

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Nobody can tell you how to be a good wife or husband.

Nicole Ari Parker

I believe that we have to be so race-conscious in this day and age.

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