103 Quotes by Regina King

I want to live a full life – period.

When you look at “American Crime” and you have the character Terri LaCroix is a pharmaceutical executive – why does that character always have to be white?

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.

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.

I’m just really thankful to have the chance to portray a character you don’t see every day.

The good news for me is that I have an amazing team behind me, and they’ve been with me for 20 years now – almost 20 years. And they have seen me as an actress, not necessarily just a black actress. So I have been lucky enough for them to see me that way.

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.

You always make a film with the hope that all types of people will want to see your work and that it doesn’t matter about your color, but unfortunately it still does.

I would like to believe that most people don’t get married anticipating divorce.