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Regina King Biography

Regina Rene King (born January 15, 1971) is an American actress and television director. She became known for her role as Brenda Jenkins on the NBC sitcom 227 (1985–90), a supporting role in the feature film Jerry Maguire, and for her roles in the television shows The Boondocks and Southland. Her role in Southland earned her two Critics' Choice Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2012 and 2013.

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

Men, Challenges, Can Do, Challenge, Women

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.

Child, Children, Fulfilling, Know, Love Is, Unconditional Love

"Southland" was not written for a black woman.

Black, Black Women, Woman, Written

I try to eat well, but I don't deny myself the foods I love. I just eat them in moderation.

Deny, Eat, Love, Moderation, Trying

I create my own backstory regardless of if I'm told something about the background or not. There's always more that you can develop in your head that makes a character more layered, more honest.

Backgrounds, Character, Create, Honest

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.

Defensive, Misunderstood, Race, Talking, White

I've tried to be flexible in my career by doing a little bit of everything and that's worked for me.

Career, Careers, Everything, Flexible, Littles, Tried

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.

Black, Children, Minding, Road, Rules, White

I don't think something is a failure if you put your all into it. I'm a big fan of the saying, "Nothing beats a failure but a try. "

Big, Failure, Fans, Nothing, Thinking, Trying

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.

Color, Doe, People, See, Types, Unfortunately

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

Mean, Understand, Want

If your woman is asleep every time you get home, shes just really tired. Of you.

Home, Ifs, Shes, Tired

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

Believe, Divorce, Married, People

I think I've been lucky in the regard to have a team that sees me as an artist.

Artist, Regard, Sees, Team, Thinking

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.

Care, Careers, Juggles, Modern, Mom, Takes

Men. You can't live with them, you can't. . . no. That's about it.

Estate Agents, Live, Men, Spectacles

It's an honest place to be if you don't understand someone else's experience, but there's no way for the other to understand if a conversation or an explanation isn't made.

Way, Honest, Made, Understand, Conversation

Divorce is the hardest obstacle I've had to overcome in my life. I would like to believe that most people don't get married anticipating divorce. When I reached that crossroad, I felt like such a failure. After years of therapy together, I realized that staying together was emotionally destructive. My husband didn't want the divorce, but I did. So there was a lot of bitterness initially. Although we are still divorced, we still call each other "family. " It was a journey to get there, but it's a beautiful place to be.

Although, Beautiful, Believe, Destructive, Husband, Journey

I want to live a full life - period.

Full, Inspire, Life, Live, Want

My husband didn't want the divorce, but I did. So there was a lot of bitterness initially. Once we got to the space where we understood that we have the most important thing in the world in common; no one else shared that commonality. Our son is priceless, and in order to give him the best, we have to be better to each other. Although we are still divorced, we still call each other "family. " It was a journey to get there, but it's a beautiful place to be.

Beautiful, Divorce, Husband, Initially, World

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