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Enjoy life, study hard, play hard, be kind to other people, set high standards, and don't be afraid to say No.

Nia Long

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Nia Long
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: October 30
Actor
Actress
Film Actor
Motivational Speaker
Television Actor
Voice Actor
Kingston
Jamaica
Nia Talita Long
Kind
Life
Standards
People
Afraid
Study
High
Enjoy
Play
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I'm kind of pinching myself in the morning. Like, wait, you really did pray to have a body of work that stays diversified and interesting. And I have it!
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I admire the women who can have babies and jump right back to work. As a nursing mother, I couldn’t sit there and just pump all day. I needed to be close to my baby.
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I think for me to find that project is going to be something that I'm going to have to develop for myself.
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I think that's the most important thing: that we create dialogue.
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I can tell you it makes a big difference to have a director who is collaborative. What motivates a character in my mind could be completely different from what the director's thinking. You have to have those conversations ahead of time and throughout the process. It affects the performance.
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I've seen some great write ups and I emailed her the other night because I saw her on an awards show recently.
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I feel that single mommies don't get enough praise and accolades. I've had first-hand experience. My mother was a single mom. As far as I'm concerned, mommies, in general, rule the world. And single mothers just take it to a whole other level.
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I do think gun control is important. I am a supporter of gun control.
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I would love to have the ability to see inside everyone's heart before I heard them speak or even saw their faces.
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I want to have conversations, because they give you confidence in your choices. I learned it first on Boyz n the Hood, but it is not a race-based experience - it is part of the artistic process.
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I love shoes. I am a shoe fanatic. I have a special closet in my home just for my shoes.
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Whether you're playing a mom on-screen or you're in a car pool lane driving your child to school in the morning, there are similarities that are undeniable. And once you're a mother, there are certain things that are instinct. You just have a better understanding of what it means to be a mother.
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I don’t feel less loved or less loving because I’m not married.
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There are black men who are madly in love with white women. God bless them, if that's what works for them. I just hope that we can strike a balance that portrays black folks and the black family in a light that's not extreme. Those are the types of characters that I find myself attracted to.
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I don't really like to compare my life as an actress and being my son's mother. My personal life and my professional life are very different, and I try to keep them separate, just because my personal life is so precious to me.
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I think classic films are classic for a reason. It's always sketchy to redo one, especially if you're trying to make it contemporary. That's really just not the way to go.
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I am not supporting Donald Trump. I think he does this country such a disservice. And I'm gonna leave it there.
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I think that if something matters to you, and is important to you, then you give it the attention and energy it deserves. So, I don't look upon it as a price, but as an opportunity to influence the community in a healthy way.
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The minute your child is born, your life is changed forever. I think I've become so aware of how important balance is in life.
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As long as the acting is good, I can appreciate it.
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