I did everything pretty cliche as an actor in New York. I read the trades, I sent out 'head shots.'

I couldn't imitate anyone if I wanted to.

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

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.

I breastfed Sophie for 14 months and Nicolas for 11 months.

Raising children uses every bit of your being - your heart, your time, your patience, your foresight, your intuition to protect them, and you have to use all of this while trying to figure out how to discipline them.

Every parent knows this moment in a child's age when he or she needs your attention in a very specific way because it's the beginning and ending of the early life of imagination. It's such a responsibility.