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When a character has so many secrets and so much inner life, it's a joy to play those characters because you can use your craft.

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I don't care if someone is new to acting or experienced in acting: you always learn something from them. It's just like people in life - whether they're young or middle-aged or old, you always learn something from someone.

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Every job I've ever gotten has transformed me in some way as an actor.

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I know that love is real when it's not convenient, when it's not selfish, when it's challenged, sometimes even if it's not reciprocated.

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Egos are an occupational hazard in acting, but I don't have much of one, and my husband doesn't have much of one, so it's good.

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I live a fantastic life. Why should I complain about awards?

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He is a regular guy who absolutely is not attracted to his own celebrity. He's a jokester, a little rough around the edges, with great heart and compassion; he loves his family. I feel very comfortable with him. I don't see 'Denzel Washington Star'; I just see Denzel.

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The only picture I have of my childhood is the picture of me in kindergarten. I have this expression on my face - it's not a smile, it's not a frown. I swear to you, that's the girl who wakes up in the morning and who looks around her house and her life saying, 'I cannot believe how God has blessed me.'

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It became motivation as opposed to something else - the thing about poverty is that it starts affecting your mind and your spirit because people don't see you. I chose from a very young age that I didn't want that for my life. And it very much has helped me appreciate and value the things that are in my life now because I never had it.

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It's a dream to be able to just play a multi-faceted character.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actress

Born: August 11th, 1965

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