Nicole Ari Parker Quotes
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Exercise is about being grateful for the body you have and sustaining the life you have.
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Not just as a black woman, but as a woman, since the beginning of time, beauty has been our responsibility.
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Being a pedestrian again is very exciting because in L.A. you live in your car, and you're on a freeway all the time.
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My humor is a lot like Kristen Wiig's from 'Saturday Night Live' or 'Bridesmaids.' Quirky, off the beaten path.
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I'm kind of floating out there as an artist. I'm in a safe place where I can play a girlfriend or a best friend or a mommy or a lawyer, but a huge part of me is unused. I'm classically trained, historically inclined and somewhat revolutionary by nature, so I'm frustrated as an artist.
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You shouldn't marry unless the both of you are on the same page on a lot of things. Life is going to deal you blows, and you have to be together. Your values and priorities have to be on the same page; otherwise, it won't work.
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I love the theater. I love being on stage; I love the live audience. I also love dressing up and all of the make-believe.
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God loves you and everything about you, so why beat up on your precious self.
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Nobody can tell you how to be a good wife or husband.
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It's not how pretty you are or how talented you are. It's that if these five people on this day in this room like you, then you get a job.
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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.
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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.
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I'm really into nutrition from the inside out.
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I couldn't imitate anyone if I wanted to.
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I have friends struggling with autism, juvenile diabetes.
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I can be really silly, but I never get to do that. I'm always playing on-the-nose characters, professionals - lawyers, a serious news anchor, people with a really focused energy, which can become a cliched type.
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My husband and I are loyal to our community and very approachable, even though we're kind of mainstream.
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All kids want from their dad is for them to be around - and to show up when they say they're going to show up.
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Between the kids, the jobs and everything, no matter what color you are, cardio is probably not on the top of your list.
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You have to work hard not to take your partner for granted, even when you are tired.
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Being away from home was tough, but the challenge and the thrill of being on Broadway was so fulfilling, and I'm thankful to my husband for making it possible and holding it down at home.
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A guy once told me that I sound like I’m a little ahead of myself. I can’t wait to thank him at the Oscars.
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Any actor will tell you that you go where the work is, especially when you have children.
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If you're actually talking to someone who's been through a disastrous number of years, that only means one thing: They survived it.
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I have a real no-nonsense dad who taught me how to be resilient at a very young age.
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I don't think people are too interested in my naked selfie in my bathroom while I'm shaving my legs. It wouldn't even occur to me to even post something that silly.
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I believe that we have to be so race-conscious in this day and age.
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Spina bifida affects every single aspect of your life, from your child's self-esteem to your ability to sleep at night.
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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.
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Forty-years-old these days is the beginning of people's lives. I've found myself, I'm confident, I'm mature, I've been through some stuff, I'm ready to write my book.
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