“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.” WayYearsHas BeensEnoughBlackBehindsTeamLuckyNewsActressesGood News Author:Regina King
“I had been going on auditions and things like that since I was probably 10 - 11 years old.” YearsAuditions Author:Regina King
“And once I was in college, about - maybe the end of my first semester of my sophomore year, I realized that college just was not my jam and that I felt like I was learning more when is actually on set. And I think a lot of that had to do with - I was working while I was in college. I was on "227," so I didn't get a chance to really be immersed in the culture of my school.” ThinkingYearsFirstsEndsSchoolCultureFeltChanceCollegeI RealizedJamSophomoreSemesterLearning MoreSophomore Year Author:Regina King
“But, once again, when I said I'm so grateful for my mom just being adamant about me staying in public school - that is what allowed me to be exposed to so many different types of people. I went to a high school that was by the beach. I elected to do bussing my junior high school years. And my first year of high school, I would take the bus from my neighborhood to the beach schools. And at those schools, you had such a mix of so many types of kids.” PeopleYearsFirstsSaidDifferentKidsSchoolMomTypeHigh SchoolGratefulMy MomBeachStayingNeighborhoodBusExposedJust BeingPublic SchoolJuniorsJunior HighSo GratefulAdamantSchool YearsHigh School Junior Author:Regina King
“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.” PeopleYearsBelieveTogetherFeltMarriedDivorceI RealizedTherapyDestructiveStayingStaying Together Author:Regina King
“I never really loved school through junior high, but then I started running track my freshman year, and I was just like, 'Wow, this is cool!” YearsRunningSchoolTrackWowJuniorsFreshmanJunior HighRunning TrackFreshman Year Author:Regina King
