Regina King Quotes

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Regina King

Profession : Actress

Birth : January 15, 1971

I want to be around to see my son grow up and to enjoy my grandkids, which means I need to make my health a priority.

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It's kind of crazy to think that I've now been divorced longer than I was married, but I appreciate the journey, because it brought my ex and I back to a friendship that helped us become great co-parents.

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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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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've always been athletic - I ran track in high school - and it kept my blood pressure in check over the years. Once I was diagnosed with hypertension, I stepped up my workouts.

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My mother was a single mom, and most of the women I know are strong.

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I want to live a full life - period.

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If you have the opportunity for your art to meet activism, you shouldn't pass that up when it comes your way.

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I do an annual detox for two weeks, eliminating sugar, processed foods, and simple carbs from my diet. I usually lose 7-10 pounds and look at it as my yearly renewal.

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

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

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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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It's incredibly hard out there for women of color.

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Especially in this industry, women challenge men much more now because we're saying, 'We can do it, too.'

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When you see all the suits in the room, everybody in the room has on suits, you know, the women, too. We're not wearing dresses and chiffon and we're not as fun as we used to be.

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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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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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