Quotes by Regina King

Regina King

“Legally Blonde 2” wasn’t written specifically for a black woman.

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“Southland” was not written for a black woman.

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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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And just because someone doesn’t understand doesn’t mean they don’t want to.

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And once I was in college, about – maybe the end of my first semester of my sophomore year, I realized that college just was not my jam and that I felt like I was learning more when is actually on set. And I think a lot of that had to do with – I was working while I was in college. I was on “227,” so I didn’t get a chance to really be immersed in the culture of my school.

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And there’s also not enough films that are more of a imitation of what real life looks like.

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And what happens a lot of times when – let’s just speak specifically white and black – when white or black people feel misunderstood when it comes to talking about race, they immediately get defensive.

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And, for example, like, when you’re having the conversation with your child about getting their driver’s license. Well, a white family – their biggest fear is just that you’re driving safely and that they’re minding the rules of the road, whereas a black family – their biggest fear is that their child is going to get pulled over and treated unfairly for a reason that they won’t understand.

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But, once again, when I said I’m so grateful for my mom just being adamant about me staying in public school – that is what allowed me to be exposed to so many different types of people. I went to a high school that was by the beach. I elected to do bussing my junior high school years. And my first year of high school, I would take the bus from my neighborhood to the beach schools. And at those schools, you had such a mix of so many types of kids.

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Children at certain ages have distinct actions, and boys at certain ages have a particular way of acting too.

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Quotes by Regina King

Regina King

“Legally Blonde 2” wasn’t written specifically for a black woman.

“Southland” was not written for a black woman.

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.

And just because someone doesn’t understand doesn’t mean they don’t want to.

And there’s also not enough films that are more of a imitation of what real life looks like.

And what happens a lot of times when – let’s just speak specifically white and black – when white or black people feel misunderstood when it comes to talking about race, they immediately get defensive.

Children at certain ages have distinct actions, and boys at certain ages have a particular way of acting too.

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