1 00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:03,920 Speaker 1: I came out like this, you know, like I came 2 00:00:03,960 --> 00:00:07,480 Speaker 1: out the gate, you know, just like yes, you know. 3 00:00:07,600 --> 00:00:09,920 Speaker 1: So my parents had no doubt in their mind. They 4 00:00:09,960 --> 00:00:13,200 Speaker 1: just need to support what what is in her. Put 5 00:00:13,320 --> 00:00:16,640 Speaker 1: again her, How did you come out again? Yes? You know, 6 00:00:16,960 --> 00:00:20,680 Speaker 1: I came out so time. I think you're probo like 7 00:00:20,760 --> 00:00:29,080 Speaker 1: I was turned up straight out sing you guess its. 8 00:00:29,280 --> 00:00:31,960 Speaker 1: Webb is on the podcast. I'm gonna pay some bills 9 00:00:31,960 --> 00:00:47,600 Speaker 1: and we'll be right back. Every champion and every champions 10 00:00:47,680 --> 00:00:50,199 Speaker 1: to be a CHAMPI ya a champion, and every champion 11 00:00:50,280 --> 00:00:53,440 Speaker 1: and carry chappiya a champion, and carry champion and carry 12 00:00:53,520 --> 00:00:57,880 Speaker 1: champions and sports and entertainment connected work in the world 13 00:00:57,880 --> 00:01:02,000 Speaker 1: of vulnerable considered. We come every motivail from entertainmous elite. 14 00:01:02,080 --> 00:01:04,080 Speaker 1: It's a difference between what it's real and with the 15 00:01:04,080 --> 00:01:07,440 Speaker 1: public seas. So here's your favorite celebrities behind the scenes. 16 00:01:07,480 --> 00:01:10,680 Speaker 1: It's refreshing up then the whole story specific life. All 17 00:01:10,760 --> 00:01:12,880 Speaker 1: to rendivents to shake the person that you here. We 18 00:01:12,959 --> 00:01:15,600 Speaker 1: gotta champion, they carry champion and girl, you did it. 19 00:01:15,680 --> 00:01:18,640 Speaker 1: It's the greatest of sports and entertaining cannake you. Every 20 00:01:18,760 --> 00:01:21,880 Speaker 1: champion they carry Champions can be a champion, a champion. 21 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:25,640 Speaker 1: They carry champion. They girls got a champion, they carry champion, 22 00:01:25,720 --> 00:01:28,280 Speaker 1: they carry champion. Ready Frae, the Sportson and the tame 23 00:01:28,319 --> 00:01:32,160 Speaker 1: Aking Naked Worker. Hey, everybody, welcome to you a new 24 00:01:32,319 --> 00:01:35,200 Speaker 1: edition of Naked. We're doing the damn thing. I'm excited. 25 00:01:35,520 --> 00:01:38,920 Speaker 1: Last week Jalen Rose, he was very naked. I think 26 00:01:38,920 --> 00:01:41,200 Speaker 1: people are getting the idea that I want you to 27 00:01:41,319 --> 00:01:44,000 Speaker 1: come here and play and be ready to play. You 28 00:01:44,040 --> 00:01:46,560 Speaker 1: know what I mean. Tell your truth or don't tell 29 00:01:46,600 --> 00:01:49,320 Speaker 1: your truth. But I'm here for it all today. Though. 30 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:52,360 Speaker 1: Brisia Renee web I don't think I should have given 31 00:01:52,360 --> 00:01:54,960 Speaker 1: out her government name, but I mean, it's here, it's available. 32 00:01:55,360 --> 00:01:58,680 Speaker 1: Bricia Webb American actress. You all may remember her from 33 00:01:58,800 --> 00:02:02,440 Speaker 1: the TV one the series Love That Girl. Um, She's 34 00:02:02,480 --> 00:02:06,040 Speaker 1: been in Meet the Black's, Acrimoni Sex Tuplets of Fall 35 00:02:06,120 --> 00:02:10,799 Speaker 1: from Grace. She is an excellent actress. And what's interesting 36 00:02:11,000 --> 00:02:14,120 Speaker 1: to me about her is that I asked her, has 37 00:02:14,160 --> 00:02:16,560 Speaker 1: you always been so funny? Because prepare yourself, this podcast 38 00:02:16,639 --> 00:02:18,239 Speaker 1: is going to make you laugh. How long have you 39 00:02:18,280 --> 00:02:20,679 Speaker 1: been so funny? And she said when she moved to 40 00:02:20,840 --> 00:02:22,880 Speaker 1: l A from Baltimore. Now she gonna let you know 41 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:25,959 Speaker 1: right away. She from Baltimore. She was quickly able to 42 00:02:26,400 --> 00:02:32,720 Speaker 1: find a community that encouraged her to pursue the comedic acting, 43 00:02:33,000 --> 00:02:36,320 Speaker 1: and I'm glad they did. She references how Jamie Fox 44 00:02:36,760 --> 00:02:39,200 Speaker 1: is a mentor to her. I mean, who don't do 45 00:02:39,280 --> 00:02:42,960 Speaker 1: it better than Jamie? He can seeing, he can act, 46 00:02:43,120 --> 00:02:45,959 Speaker 1: he's funny, he can do drama. It's always beautiful to 47 00:02:46,040 --> 00:02:49,679 Speaker 1: see talent. We throw that word around a lot. That 48 00:02:49,800 --> 00:02:53,079 Speaker 1: word talent is given to a lot of people. But 49 00:02:53,200 --> 00:02:55,519 Speaker 1: when you start breaking down what it means to be 50 00:02:55,600 --> 00:03:00,320 Speaker 1: a true talent, very few have the layers and the 51 00:03:00,520 --> 00:03:04,840 Speaker 1: depth and the range. And I believe Frescia Webb has 52 00:03:04,960 --> 00:03:06,799 Speaker 1: all of those things. So I need you all to 53 00:03:06,880 --> 00:03:10,079 Speaker 1: sit back and relax. Introduce yourselves to one precier web 54 00:03:10,200 --> 00:03:13,560 Speaker 1: and you know who she is. You will be able 55 00:03:13,639 --> 00:03:16,919 Speaker 1: to immediately fall in love with her infectious personality, but 56 00:03:17,040 --> 00:03:24,120 Speaker 1: most importantly, she is real. Authenticity in Hollywood not so common. 57 00:03:24,639 --> 00:03:28,000 Speaker 1: So everybody relax and enjoy. Take off your shoes, maybe 58 00:03:28,040 --> 00:03:36,000 Speaker 1: your shirt, maybe your bra. Frescia web is own naked sopreciate. 59 00:03:36,120 --> 00:03:39,560 Speaker 1: I have a couple of questions. You are welcome to naked. First, off. 60 00:03:39,640 --> 00:03:43,160 Speaker 1: Thank you for doing this and having me. It's it's 61 00:03:43,200 --> 00:03:45,520 Speaker 1: my pleasure. I really do mean that. One of the 62 00:03:45,560 --> 00:03:47,680 Speaker 1: first questions I wanted to ask you, as you are representing, 63 00:03:47,720 --> 00:03:49,720 Speaker 1: show me that shirt. What does the shirt say? Y'all 64 00:03:49,760 --> 00:03:58,720 Speaker 1: can't see if I can't from Bottomore from Yeah, okay, hey, 65 00:03:59,720 --> 00:04:03,400 Speaker 1: talk to me about being from Baltimore. I have my 66 00:04:03,560 --> 00:04:05,880 Speaker 1: own perception because I know a few people from Baltimore, 67 00:04:06,080 --> 00:04:09,520 Speaker 1: but you guys have a special geness equal being born 68 00:04:09,560 --> 00:04:12,400 Speaker 1: and raised in Baltimore created preacher web to do what, 69 00:04:12,680 --> 00:04:17,240 Speaker 1: to to exist as what? As a winner? I mean, 70 00:04:17,320 --> 00:04:20,400 Speaker 1: if you get out of Baltimore live like not gonna 71 00:04:20,400 --> 00:04:22,920 Speaker 1: say alive is like that. But if you can be 72 00:04:23,080 --> 00:04:26,720 Speaker 1: able to, you know, stay on your path and your 73 00:04:26,839 --> 00:04:30,960 Speaker 1: goal at hand, you're already winning, you know. So uh, 74 00:04:31,320 --> 00:04:36,560 Speaker 1: you know, Baltimore breeds people that make a straight line 75 00:04:36,640 --> 00:04:38,520 Speaker 1: to where they want to go in success. You know, 76 00:04:38,600 --> 00:04:41,240 Speaker 1: we got Monique, we got Jada Pinkett Smith, we got 77 00:04:42,200 --> 00:04:44,720 Speaker 1: we got so many amazing people that have come out 78 00:04:44,760 --> 00:04:47,600 Speaker 1: of Baltimore City that have done well for themselves and 79 00:04:47,800 --> 00:04:52,320 Speaker 1: have represented Baltimore, you know. And so I'm just one 80 00:04:52,360 --> 00:04:54,320 Speaker 1: of those people. We don't want to go back home. 81 00:04:54,400 --> 00:04:58,240 Speaker 1: But we go home to give, Okay, we will give, 82 00:04:58,920 --> 00:05:01,800 Speaker 1: but you know I got year, you know, for a reason. 83 00:05:02,000 --> 00:05:06,279 Speaker 1: So so it's interesting because everyone I met from Baltimore 84 00:05:06,560 --> 00:05:09,000 Speaker 1: is has a truly authentic spirit. And what I mean 85 00:05:09,080 --> 00:05:11,240 Speaker 1: by that is that, like I have not heard your feelings. 86 00:05:11,320 --> 00:05:13,120 Speaker 1: This is what I feel. This is what it is. 87 00:05:13,680 --> 00:05:16,320 Speaker 1: There's no no if ans or butts around it. How 88 00:05:16,400 --> 00:05:20,720 Speaker 1: do you feel when people may not understand that? That's 89 00:05:20,839 --> 00:05:23,480 Speaker 1: that that sensibility you have, Like do you find it 90 00:05:23,640 --> 00:05:27,960 Speaker 1: being comfortsome, being so Baltimore, so authentic, so true to 91 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:31,080 Speaker 1: who you are, when people don't normally operate that way. 92 00:05:31,880 --> 00:05:34,880 Speaker 1: I mean, people really recognize as real, you know, Like 93 00:05:35,040 --> 00:05:38,960 Speaker 1: I've seen a lot of stuff, um, just being from Baltimore. 94 00:05:39,160 --> 00:05:41,440 Speaker 1: You know, you've seen the hardships of life, You've seen 95 00:05:41,880 --> 00:05:44,360 Speaker 1: good You've seen all kinds of things. I've been surrounded 96 00:05:44,440 --> 00:05:47,080 Speaker 1: around the arts. But you know, pure hearted people find 97 00:05:47,160 --> 00:05:51,880 Speaker 1: pure hearted people. Uh So I don't even look at 98 00:05:51,920 --> 00:05:54,080 Speaker 1: all of that. If you don't get me, then something 99 00:05:54,279 --> 00:05:56,160 Speaker 1: is wrong with you because I'm pretty easy to get 100 00:05:56,200 --> 00:06:01,320 Speaker 1: along with. But but I mean I just say authentically myself, 101 00:06:01,360 --> 00:06:04,800 Speaker 1: and I think authenticity finds other people with authenticity, and 102 00:06:05,720 --> 00:06:07,760 Speaker 1: that's what I feel a lot of people from Baltimore 103 00:06:07,839 --> 00:06:11,120 Speaker 1: and just East Coast on its own, we're real, We're grounded. 104 00:06:11,720 --> 00:06:13,760 Speaker 1: And uh, there's people in l A that are real 105 00:06:13,800 --> 00:06:17,280 Speaker 1: and grounded as well. Anywhere you go. What do you 106 00:06:17,320 --> 00:06:19,320 Speaker 1: think about the idea that if you live in l 107 00:06:19,400 --> 00:06:21,799 Speaker 1: A here, you know, every everyone look at my daddy 108 00:06:21,880 --> 00:06:28,760 Speaker 1: calling me, let me go back. I'll understand he's still 109 00:06:28,800 --> 00:06:33,920 Speaker 1: in bottomore break. Now, what do you what do you 110 00:06:34,040 --> 00:06:37,000 Speaker 1: think about people who um Because when you come to 111 00:06:37,200 --> 00:06:40,200 Speaker 1: l A and you live here, people think there's an 112 00:06:40,240 --> 00:06:45,040 Speaker 1: automatic um for a cynicism or a fakeness about you 113 00:06:45,120 --> 00:06:47,000 Speaker 1: because you're in the world and you were doing the 114 00:06:47,080 --> 00:06:49,640 Speaker 1: damn thing you're acting. How do you respond to people 115 00:06:49,680 --> 00:06:52,480 Speaker 1: back home who may feel like you quote unquote change 116 00:06:52,480 --> 00:06:54,200 Speaker 1: and they think you're different? Do you ever get those 117 00:06:54,240 --> 00:06:56,400 Speaker 1: kind of criticisms with the success you've been able to have, 118 00:06:57,279 --> 00:07:00,840 Speaker 1: of course, And yes, I've changed my he has changed, 119 00:07:01,520 --> 00:07:05,080 Speaker 1: my a lot has changed. My hair has changed, my 120 00:07:05,440 --> 00:07:10,960 Speaker 1: my approach to everything has changed. I love that I 121 00:07:11,120 --> 00:07:14,160 Speaker 1: am changed from where I was in Baltimore City to 122 00:07:14,400 --> 00:07:16,400 Speaker 1: l A. That's what I came here to do. But 123 00:07:17,280 --> 00:07:19,520 Speaker 1: you know, all in all like I feel like it 124 00:07:19,640 --> 00:07:22,320 Speaker 1: gets a bad you know, rep and it gets a 125 00:07:22,440 --> 00:07:26,640 Speaker 1: bad connotation because like people don't want to see you win, 126 00:07:27,440 --> 00:07:29,680 Speaker 1: you know, crabs in a barrel are real, you know. 127 00:07:29,880 --> 00:07:33,800 Speaker 1: And just because they can't, they can't congratulate you for 128 00:07:33,920 --> 00:07:37,000 Speaker 1: your growth, they have to say that you've changed and 129 00:07:37,160 --> 00:07:39,760 Speaker 1: something is wrong with you. No, I have I have 130 00:07:40,080 --> 00:07:44,960 Speaker 1: changed for the better. I am doing Swell, honey, I 131 00:07:45,160 --> 00:07:50,160 Speaker 1: am proudly changing. Thank you. Yes, I have changed. You 132 00:07:50,320 --> 00:07:54,920 Speaker 1: have changed because I have changed, you know, I've changed, 133 00:07:55,040 --> 00:07:57,560 Speaker 1: and there's nothing wrong with that. I mean, I have 134 00:07:57,720 --> 00:07:59,520 Speaker 1: people that come in my life to say, you know, 135 00:07:59,720 --> 00:08:03,559 Speaker 1: you so different than where you were. Yes, I'm different 136 00:08:03,600 --> 00:08:07,760 Speaker 1: from where I was, Like, of course, aren't you you 137 00:08:08,440 --> 00:08:11,160 Speaker 1: and your challenge? Are you still the same way you 138 00:08:11,240 --> 00:08:14,240 Speaker 1: were ten years ago? Because it's so something needs to 139 00:08:14,400 --> 00:08:20,320 Speaker 1: check and if yeah, because it's no fun. When growing up, 140 00:08:20,960 --> 00:08:23,240 Speaker 1: how did you know that you had what you have 141 00:08:23,520 --> 00:08:26,160 Speaker 1: right now? Two seconds into talking to you, your stardom, 142 00:08:26,320 --> 00:08:29,760 Speaker 1: your personality jumps off the screen. When did you realize 143 00:08:29,800 --> 00:08:32,319 Speaker 1: that was something that you would have to pursue. I 144 00:08:32,440 --> 00:08:35,400 Speaker 1: came out like this, you know, like I came out 145 00:08:35,440 --> 00:08:38,920 Speaker 1: the gate, you know, just like, yes, you know. So 146 00:08:39,080 --> 00:08:41,280 Speaker 1: my parents had no doubt in their mind. They just 147 00:08:41,400 --> 00:08:44,480 Speaker 1: need to support what what is in her. God put 148 00:08:44,600 --> 00:08:47,719 Speaker 1: again her. How did you come out again? Yes, you 149 00:08:47,800 --> 00:08:51,360 Speaker 1: know I came out so time. I think you probably 150 00:08:51,800 --> 00:08:57,560 Speaker 1: like I was turned up straight out May six. Okay, 151 00:08:57,679 --> 00:09:01,520 Speaker 1: I was out the gate, surprised. Let's put on a show. 152 00:09:01,760 --> 00:09:03,920 Speaker 1: So you know, when I was four, I was like, 153 00:09:03,960 --> 00:09:06,520 Speaker 1: I want to be inside the TV. I woun get 154 00:09:06,559 --> 00:09:09,959 Speaker 1: dressed up to watch TV because I thought eventually the 155 00:09:10,080 --> 00:09:13,079 Speaker 1: camera was gonna come on me. Like I was, I 156 00:09:13,240 --> 00:09:15,600 Speaker 1: was ready, you know. So they just had to catch up. 157 00:09:15,800 --> 00:09:18,000 Speaker 1: And then I started doing regional theater. And then when 158 00:09:18,040 --> 00:09:20,560 Speaker 1: I saw you could get a coin, you can get 159 00:09:20,600 --> 00:09:23,400 Speaker 1: a coin for doing what I do on the normal 160 00:09:24,320 --> 00:09:29,760 Speaker 1: at Hull. Yes changed, yes, yes, I've changed changed. Yes, 161 00:09:30,880 --> 00:09:35,839 Speaker 1: yes I've changed channing and I will keep evolving. Okay. Yes, 162 00:09:36,000 --> 00:09:41,319 Speaker 1: I've always love it when I which is amazing and 163 00:09:41,400 --> 00:09:43,880 Speaker 1: I love it and I approve of it and I 164 00:09:44,000 --> 00:09:46,199 Speaker 1: accepted it. I only want that in my life. I 165 00:09:46,360 --> 00:09:48,720 Speaker 1: think that I read and I know you've been asked 166 00:09:48,760 --> 00:09:50,920 Speaker 1: this question a few times about you know, the role 167 00:09:51,000 --> 00:09:53,199 Speaker 1: models that you saw growing up like Angela BacT and 168 00:09:53,200 --> 00:09:55,400 Speaker 1: Will Smith. And while that question has probably been asked 169 00:09:55,440 --> 00:09:58,320 Speaker 1: you over and over again, what were the TV shows? 170 00:09:58,400 --> 00:10:01,360 Speaker 1: What were the images that made you say, this is 171 00:10:01,559 --> 00:10:05,480 Speaker 1: a positive black experience that I want to partake at. 172 00:10:06,400 --> 00:10:10,040 Speaker 1: I mean, one that was like like really changed the 173 00:10:10,160 --> 00:10:12,760 Speaker 1: trajectory and made me realize that I could actually do 174 00:10:12,960 --> 00:10:18,760 Speaker 1: this was like Best Man. I saw Best Man as 175 00:10:18,800 --> 00:10:24,479 Speaker 1: a teenager and was like, they're so beautiful, They're so eloquent, 176 00:10:24,920 --> 00:10:28,840 Speaker 1: and just they're busting. I know, these people. I want 177 00:10:28,840 --> 00:10:32,319 Speaker 1: to be these people when I grow up, you know, um, 178 00:10:33,400 --> 00:10:37,320 Speaker 1: you know, just to see such beautiful women and men, 179 00:10:38,120 --> 00:10:42,160 Speaker 1: you know, and living well on screen, I just was like, 180 00:10:42,320 --> 00:10:45,599 Speaker 1: I gotta do it, you know. And seeing Taraji and 181 00:10:45,679 --> 00:10:49,040 Speaker 1: knowing that she came from d C and seeing Baby 182 00:10:49,160 --> 00:10:52,240 Speaker 1: Boy and seeing movies like that, like you know, of course, 183 00:10:52,400 --> 00:10:54,920 Speaker 1: I grew up watching Color Purple and watching like all 184 00:10:54,960 --> 00:10:58,360 Speaker 1: of these amazing iconic films you know, Tina turn Out 185 00:10:58,400 --> 00:11:00,240 Speaker 1: like all of that. I love those kind of movies. 186 00:11:00,320 --> 00:11:03,400 Speaker 1: But when it was becoming closer and I started seeing 187 00:11:03,440 --> 00:11:06,400 Speaker 1: people that actually looked like me and they were on 188 00:11:06,559 --> 00:11:10,240 Speaker 1: the screen doing scenes that I could see myself older doing, 189 00:11:10,800 --> 00:11:13,160 Speaker 1: you know, love and basketball, like those type of movies 190 00:11:13,400 --> 00:11:20,760 Speaker 1: really just made me become quite obsessed with becoming those 191 00:11:20,880 --> 00:11:24,200 Speaker 1: women and those men. And I started putting those pictures 192 00:11:24,320 --> 00:11:28,080 Speaker 1: and manifesting who I wanted to work with and taking 193 00:11:28,160 --> 00:11:31,920 Speaker 1: pictures out of ebony and essence and jet and putting 194 00:11:31,960 --> 00:11:35,080 Speaker 1: them over my bed and praying over it and be like, God, 195 00:11:36,000 --> 00:11:39,679 Speaker 1: the chance to work with these and you know, it's 196 00:11:39,679 --> 00:11:43,280 Speaker 1: an amazing experience to like meet these people and work 197 00:11:43,360 --> 00:11:46,880 Speaker 1: with them and we're friends, and I'm like and up 198 00:11:47,040 --> 00:11:51,120 Speaker 1: and it's uppen. You know, who did you put on 199 00:11:51,280 --> 00:11:55,160 Speaker 1: the wall and pray over and manifest for? Is situations 200 00:11:55,280 --> 00:11:57,680 Speaker 1: that you have worked with currently are in the past? 201 00:11:58,160 --> 00:12:02,719 Speaker 1: Oh yes, uh well Angela Baskett, for one. Um. She 202 00:12:02,920 --> 00:12:06,280 Speaker 1: was always on my vision board of like she's talented 203 00:12:06,360 --> 00:12:10,640 Speaker 1: and forges and just black excellence, And so I had 204 00:12:10,679 --> 00:12:13,160 Speaker 1: the opportunity to meet her and work with her on 205 00:12:13,320 --> 00:12:15,520 Speaker 1: the er and they pretty much just kept me along. 206 00:12:16,000 --> 00:12:19,040 Speaker 1: I was just a guest star recurring, and they kept 207 00:12:19,080 --> 00:12:22,040 Speaker 1: me along for extra seasons just to see me lose 208 00:12:22,120 --> 00:12:25,400 Speaker 1: my ship. How nerve wracking is that? Like, okay, so 209 00:12:25,760 --> 00:12:28,440 Speaker 1: this is my only experience. Back in the day, they 210 00:12:28,480 --> 00:12:30,400 Speaker 1: would be like, do you want to play a reporter myself. 211 00:12:30,480 --> 00:12:32,800 Speaker 1: I can go in there and yeah and play myself. 212 00:12:32,920 --> 00:12:34,880 Speaker 1: That's easy, right, And then they would be like, hey, 213 00:12:34,920 --> 00:12:36,160 Speaker 1: do you want to be an actress. I'm like, oh no, 214 00:12:36,360 --> 00:12:38,319 Speaker 1: I don't. I don't respect the craft enough to even 215 00:12:38,400 --> 00:12:40,240 Speaker 1: pretend to do it. So I because I have so 216 00:12:40,360 --> 00:12:43,000 Speaker 1: much respect for what you do, because it is hard. 217 00:12:43,400 --> 00:12:45,600 Speaker 1: And I remember a director wanted me to be an 218 00:12:45,640 --> 00:12:48,199 Speaker 1: actress and I was acting like a reporter, like a 219 00:12:48,240 --> 00:12:50,679 Speaker 1: straight up reporter, that's all I know. And when I 220 00:12:50,800 --> 00:12:52,680 Speaker 1: tell you, he was so mad at me, and people 221 00:12:52,720 --> 00:12:54,319 Speaker 1: were looking at me in the sec got quiet and 222 00:12:54,400 --> 00:12:57,520 Speaker 1: they were just like she She's like, you're up. Excuse 223 00:12:57,600 --> 00:13:00,400 Speaker 1: my friends, you're up. In my mind, I was like, 224 00:13:00,559 --> 00:13:03,120 Speaker 1: I couldn't imagine if somebody like Angelo Bassett or a 225 00:13:03,200 --> 00:13:05,400 Speaker 1: Denzel or Will Smith was in front of me, I 226 00:13:05,440 --> 00:13:11,320 Speaker 1: would be mortified. How do you swallow whatever that fear 227 00:13:11,360 --> 00:13:14,400 Speaker 1: and anxiety maybe and step up to the plate when 228 00:13:14,440 --> 00:13:20,719 Speaker 1: you finally get to work with this person in love with? Yes, 229 00:13:21,000 --> 00:13:24,160 Speaker 1: I mean because I used to have celebrity to reats, 230 00:13:24,800 --> 00:13:27,719 Speaker 1: I would just go crazy, like I would be like 231 00:13:29,200 --> 00:13:34,480 Speaker 1: like my ship and it was bad, Like I was 232 00:13:34,720 --> 00:13:39,360 Speaker 1: awful at events, like I just I love people, and 233 00:13:39,440 --> 00:13:42,679 Speaker 1: I love people that you know that I admire and 234 00:13:42,840 --> 00:13:45,439 Speaker 1: look up to, and I mean just the whole thing, 235 00:13:45,600 --> 00:13:51,480 Speaker 1: like going in a corner and just the whole thing 236 00:13:52,120 --> 00:13:54,719 Speaker 1: you would do, so you would just go nuts, like 237 00:13:54,880 --> 00:13:59,360 Speaker 1: you lose your mind, you try, you scream, I do 238 00:13:59,600 --> 00:14:02,880 Speaker 1: I would. Now I've learned to, like we all ship 239 00:14:03,120 --> 00:14:06,760 Speaker 1: just the same. But like, but when I was first 240 00:14:06,800 --> 00:14:09,880 Speaker 1: starting out, like yes, you gotta act right, you gotta 241 00:14:09,920 --> 00:14:11,760 Speaker 1: act like you're supposed to be in the room. But 242 00:14:12,000 --> 00:14:15,880 Speaker 1: like Putty, I was like, oh my goodness. Like when 243 00:14:15,920 --> 00:14:18,720 Speaker 1: they said that Angela Bassett was going to be coming 244 00:14:19,280 --> 00:14:21,440 Speaker 1: and working on the second, you know, in the next 245 00:14:21,480 --> 00:14:24,600 Speaker 1: season of the R I like threw myself up against 246 00:14:24,640 --> 00:14:29,880 Speaker 1: the wall and I was like, like the producers were like, oh, 247 00:14:30,000 --> 00:14:32,560 Speaker 1: we have to actually we're gonna write reach It. And 248 00:14:32,640 --> 00:14:35,240 Speaker 1: I had no idea, but they were like, you're gonna 249 00:14:35,320 --> 00:14:38,360 Speaker 1: keep Dr Laverne Saint John in this season because we 250 00:14:38,480 --> 00:14:40,840 Speaker 1: want to see this up closed. And I kept my 251 00:14:40,920 --> 00:14:43,560 Speaker 1: stuff together, but they you know, she was so sweet 252 00:14:43,680 --> 00:14:46,480 Speaker 1: and we became friends, and then that all went away 253 00:14:46,560 --> 00:14:49,440 Speaker 1: and it was just like you're Angela Bassett and she's 254 00:14:49,600 --> 00:14:53,520 Speaker 1: so amazing and dope but I still lose my ship inside. 255 00:14:53,560 --> 00:14:56,880 Speaker 1: I like there is a sadly a group of people. 256 00:14:56,960 --> 00:14:58,440 Speaker 1: And I've been talking about this for a lot of times. 257 00:14:58,480 --> 00:15:00,200 Speaker 1: I don't get to see some of the black just 258 00:15:00,320 --> 00:15:02,480 Speaker 1: that we saw growing up, right, that really changed? You 259 00:15:02,520 --> 00:15:05,520 Speaker 1: said love and basketball? I mean that was it? Good 260 00:15:05,960 --> 00:15:10,600 Speaker 1: baby boy boys in hood for me? Change everything for me? 261 00:15:11,520 --> 00:15:14,240 Speaker 1: What did that do in terms of inspiring you? What 262 00:15:14,320 --> 00:15:16,880 Speaker 1: do you think those images present? I would love a 263 00:15:17,040 --> 00:15:19,480 Speaker 1: modern day love and basketball story right now. I would 264 00:15:19,520 --> 00:15:21,360 Speaker 1: love to see that movie re Done with you. I 265 00:15:21,360 --> 00:15:24,520 Speaker 1: would love to see that that TV show with you. 266 00:15:25,080 --> 00:15:27,720 Speaker 1: It was just pure young black love. But it was 267 00:15:28,200 --> 00:15:31,840 Speaker 1: it was to me just a story. It didn't have 268 00:15:31,880 --> 00:15:33,600 Speaker 1: anything to do with being black. It did, but it 269 00:15:33,720 --> 00:15:36,960 Speaker 1: was just a love story story. Yeah it was. It 270 00:15:37,080 --> 00:15:39,840 Speaker 1: was beautiful. I mean, I really want to keep loving 271 00:15:39,920 --> 00:15:44,400 Speaker 1: basketball and it's time capsule of love and basketball. I 272 00:15:44,480 --> 00:15:47,680 Speaker 1: feel like we have so many amazing stories right now 273 00:15:48,360 --> 00:15:51,880 Speaker 1: to tell that are about this generation, that are things 274 00:15:51,960 --> 00:15:55,080 Speaker 1: that you and I go through and dating. Like, I'm 275 00:15:55,160 --> 00:15:59,200 Speaker 1: more interested in telling those stories because that story was 276 00:15:59,320 --> 00:16:02,920 Speaker 1: so that was so beautiful to tell about black love 277 00:16:03,160 --> 00:16:07,000 Speaker 1: and that time. Like, how does that transfer into social 278 00:16:07,080 --> 00:16:10,600 Speaker 1: media and this time and kinting and you know, like 279 00:16:10,680 --> 00:16:14,480 Speaker 1: it taught to you so much about like how to 280 00:16:14,960 --> 00:16:17,120 Speaker 1: you know, how a man should court you, or how 281 00:16:17,200 --> 00:16:19,760 Speaker 1: a man should let you out wearing the short dresses 282 00:16:19,840 --> 00:16:21,760 Speaker 1: and oh you got across you like like all that 283 00:16:21,840 --> 00:16:26,040 Speaker 1: stuff that was like so cute, um that they pointed out. 284 00:16:26,200 --> 00:16:27,960 Speaker 1: I want to see that now. I want to see 285 00:16:28,040 --> 00:16:31,640 Speaker 1: those I want to lift up the filmmakers now and 286 00:16:31,880 --> 00:16:34,840 Speaker 1: here their ideas, because that's the only way we're going 287 00:16:34,880 --> 00:16:40,240 Speaker 1: to move forward and inspire going forward. I um didn't 288 00:16:40,280 --> 00:16:43,040 Speaker 1: really delve into how you're raised, and I normally do 289 00:16:43,240 --> 00:16:47,440 Speaker 1: that because it speaks to me personally when I'm able 290 00:16:47,480 --> 00:16:50,560 Speaker 1: to talk to people about their values and their core 291 00:16:51,280 --> 00:16:54,200 Speaker 1: what were some some some some some core values that 292 00:16:54,280 --> 00:16:57,160 Speaker 1: you had growing up that you still believe you have 293 00:16:57,360 --> 00:17:00,720 Speaker 1: in a business that doesn't respect core values. I mean, 294 00:17:00,840 --> 00:17:03,440 Speaker 1: my faith is very important to me, you know, like 295 00:17:03,680 --> 00:17:07,320 Speaker 1: that's what I lead with, That's what I am. I 296 00:17:07,680 --> 00:17:10,639 Speaker 1: try my best to just live a very you know, 297 00:17:11,359 --> 00:17:15,120 Speaker 1: have faith in myself, have faith in God, and lead 298 00:17:15,240 --> 00:17:17,879 Speaker 1: with that as much as possible on a day to 299 00:17:18,000 --> 00:17:20,720 Speaker 1: day basis. And that was very important. And how I 300 00:17:20,840 --> 00:17:23,120 Speaker 1: was raised in my family, you know, we were raised 301 00:17:23,160 --> 00:17:26,359 Speaker 1: in church, and that's where a lot of my gifts 302 00:17:26,440 --> 00:17:31,400 Speaker 1: were able to be exercised. Dancing and singing and acting 303 00:17:31,640 --> 00:17:35,080 Speaker 1: and confidence, you know, all of that was built in 304 00:17:35,200 --> 00:17:38,320 Speaker 1: the church for my upbringing. So that's one thing that 305 00:17:38,520 --> 00:17:44,040 Speaker 1: I still pulled close to me. Um and my culture. Uh, 306 00:17:44,520 --> 00:17:48,600 Speaker 1: and just being authentic to who I am and where 307 00:17:48,640 --> 00:17:52,200 Speaker 1: I come from. I'm you know, I grow every day, 308 00:17:52,320 --> 00:17:55,359 Speaker 1: I learned every day, and I want to be able 309 00:17:55,400 --> 00:17:58,480 Speaker 1: to be authentic enough to share what I go through 310 00:17:58,880 --> 00:18:03,680 Speaker 1: and to help someone that needs uplifting and anyway, Like 311 00:18:03,880 --> 00:18:07,560 Speaker 1: it's all service to me, you know, So I just 312 00:18:07,680 --> 00:18:10,560 Speaker 1: take that. So you take you have the I have 313 00:18:10,640 --> 00:18:12,760 Speaker 1: a friend who says, who works in you know, as 314 00:18:12,800 --> 00:18:14,520 Speaker 1: an actor, and he goes, look, I love it, Laura, 315 00:18:14,560 --> 00:18:18,080 Speaker 1: but I do cuss a little terrify yourself where you 316 00:18:18,160 --> 00:18:22,120 Speaker 1: are working you want to call the Holy Name? Yeah, 317 00:18:22,160 --> 00:18:25,119 Speaker 1: I I know in life. I know in life. But 318 00:18:25,160 --> 00:18:28,080 Speaker 1: I'm talking about when you're in workspace and you want 319 00:18:28,119 --> 00:18:30,159 Speaker 1: to be kind to people and you want to be 320 00:18:30,960 --> 00:18:35,320 Speaker 1: easy to people. Is there a time in which you 321 00:18:35,520 --> 00:18:37,600 Speaker 1: have to be like I do love it, Laura, but 322 00:18:37,640 --> 00:18:39,760 Speaker 1: I cuss a little um direct to get out of 323 00:18:39,800 --> 00:18:42,080 Speaker 1: my way or collad I don't want to have to 324 00:18:42,119 --> 00:18:44,960 Speaker 1: stab you in the eyeballs. Well, I haven't had that 325 00:18:45,119 --> 00:18:51,159 Speaker 1: situation yet, Praise God. Where I'm like, oh my my, 326 00:18:51,600 --> 00:18:55,159 Speaker 1: you know I had You've got Laura, don't cow and 327 00:18:55,320 --> 00:18:59,080 Speaker 1: where and where to put me? Because I am a 328 00:18:59,119 --> 00:19:03,720 Speaker 1: little touch. Luck knows that. Uh so you know we 329 00:19:03,960 --> 00:19:06,000 Speaker 1: you know, God is still working on me in that area, 330 00:19:09,520 --> 00:19:14,520 Speaker 1: just to keep it real. Uh I heard. Look, I 331 00:19:14,600 --> 00:19:17,280 Speaker 1: have a song that I recorded from my one woman 332 00:19:17,320 --> 00:19:19,760 Speaker 1: show I do stand up. You know, when the life 333 00:19:20,040 --> 00:19:22,119 Speaker 1: of the world was open and it was safe, I 334 00:19:22,160 --> 00:19:24,560 Speaker 1: would do a one woman show and it was you know, 335 00:19:24,840 --> 00:19:27,040 Speaker 1: about myself. And I had a song called thing from 336 00:19:27,119 --> 00:19:29,760 Speaker 1: your Heart and Not Your Pussy, you know, and it's uh, 337 00:19:30,280 --> 00:19:34,160 Speaker 1: okay song, and tell me more about that song, seeing 338 00:19:34,240 --> 00:19:37,160 Speaker 1: from your Heart Not your Pussy. Oh, the music video 339 00:19:37,440 --> 00:19:42,960 Speaker 1: is on YouTube. Okay, it's oh yes, it's wonderful. It's 340 00:19:43,119 --> 00:19:46,920 Speaker 1: um it's really where I was in my life of 341 00:19:47,080 --> 00:19:53,560 Speaker 1: being done with broke niggas and uh wait is this when? Okay, 342 00:19:53,960 --> 00:19:55,800 Speaker 1: help me, I'm not confusing this right? When you went 343 00:19:55,840 --> 00:19:59,800 Speaker 1: on the online date? Was this before? This was before 344 00:20:00,000 --> 00:20:04,040 Speaker 1: I do a whole show called this? Um? Well, good. 345 00:20:04,320 --> 00:20:07,120 Speaker 1: The uh, what is my show? Jesus? This my show? 346 00:20:07,440 --> 00:20:09,680 Speaker 1: I do a show called this my show. And I 347 00:20:09,800 --> 00:20:12,960 Speaker 1: talked about my life coming from Baltimore all the way 348 00:20:13,000 --> 00:20:15,439 Speaker 1: to l A and my experience and I do all 349 00:20:15,480 --> 00:20:19,800 Speaker 1: these characters and everything. It's a very fun show, very cabaret. 350 00:20:19,880 --> 00:20:22,520 Speaker 1: I have a band and the whole thing. So um. 351 00:20:22,800 --> 00:20:25,400 Speaker 1: I closed the show with the song called Things from 352 00:20:25,480 --> 00:20:29,320 Speaker 1: your Heart, and um it came to me, you know, 353 00:20:29,800 --> 00:20:36,080 Speaker 1: from a sermon at church and yeah, and you know 354 00:20:36,359 --> 00:20:38,760 Speaker 1: the past. It was like, listen, a lot of you 355 00:20:38,920 --> 00:20:41,560 Speaker 1: women out here doing things that you shouldn't be doing. 356 00:20:41,720 --> 00:20:44,639 Speaker 1: But sometimes you gotta think from your heart and not 357 00:20:44,840 --> 00:20:48,000 Speaker 1: from other areas. You know, when it's time for him 358 00:20:48,080 --> 00:20:50,879 Speaker 1: to exit, you have to allow him to exit and 359 00:20:51,000 --> 00:20:56,080 Speaker 1: get out of your situation. Ship allowed the new end. 360 00:20:56,160 --> 00:20:59,000 Speaker 1: And I said, you know what, that's a word. That's 361 00:20:59,000 --> 00:21:02,680 Speaker 1: a word. I'm not letting God do what he needs 362 00:21:02,720 --> 00:21:06,160 Speaker 1: to do for me in that area. I'm I'm directing 363 00:21:06,200 --> 00:21:10,000 Speaker 1: and dictaton what I want and what I need. So 364 00:21:10,040 --> 00:21:11,879 Speaker 1: I need to think from my heart, not my pussy. 365 00:21:12,000 --> 00:21:15,280 Speaker 1: And that is where the song came from. And it's 366 00:21:15,520 --> 00:21:21,399 Speaker 1: it's revolutionary and the quiet say amen, Yeah, I feel like, 367 00:21:21,800 --> 00:21:24,399 Speaker 1: especially in these times, if we might go into quarantine, 368 00:21:25,280 --> 00:21:28,000 Speaker 1: you gotta cut them off. Okay, guy, is this about 369 00:21:28,040 --> 00:21:30,520 Speaker 1: that time? The only way we can actually pay for 370 00:21:30,600 --> 00:21:32,440 Speaker 1: the editing of the show and the music, because the 371 00:21:32,520 --> 00:21:35,040 Speaker 1: music is bumping, we gotta go to commercial break. On 372 00:21:35,119 --> 00:21:38,760 Speaker 1: the other side, Ricia Webb, every champion and care Every 373 00:21:38,840 --> 00:21:41,480 Speaker 1: champion is to be a champion, a champion and carry 374 00:21:41,560 --> 00:21:44,800 Speaker 1: Chappion and carry Chapian a Chappion and carry Chappion and 375 00:21:44,920 --> 00:21:48,200 Speaker 1: carry Chappi and sports. And then the taming connect it work. 376 00:21:50,040 --> 00:21:53,080 Speaker 1: Every Chappion and carry champion is to be a Champiana 377 00:21:53,160 --> 00:21:57,480 Speaker 1: champion and carry Chappion and Chapion and carry Chappion and 378 00:21:57,600 --> 00:22:01,840 Speaker 1: carry champions and sports. And in the tree that was 379 00:22:01,880 --> 00:22:06,840 Speaker 1: my favorite commercial. Not really, Uh, we're picking it up 380 00:22:06,960 --> 00:22:10,399 Speaker 1: with Brecia Webb. She's dropping some gyms. I appreciate you 381 00:22:10,520 --> 00:22:12,840 Speaker 1: for being here, a young lady. So how did you 382 00:22:12,920 --> 00:22:16,439 Speaker 1: meet your fiance? Was it the shift from not thinking 383 00:22:16,640 --> 00:22:22,159 Speaker 1: from said vagina and into yard freaking lately? It really was? 384 00:22:23,359 --> 00:22:26,400 Speaker 1: It really was? It really was? And was it wonderful 385 00:22:26,440 --> 00:22:29,720 Speaker 1: how God combines the two? Was it ordained? Was it like? 386 00:22:30,200 --> 00:22:32,320 Speaker 1: Was it a special moment? Did you are you just 387 00:22:32,359 --> 00:22:33,760 Speaker 1: looked at it. I was like, oh, I think, I think, 388 00:22:33,920 --> 00:22:37,160 Speaker 1: I think I love this guy. No, it was instant. 389 00:22:37,760 --> 00:22:41,879 Speaker 1: I like the I mean, it's really it's really ridiculous 390 00:22:41,920 --> 00:22:45,239 Speaker 1: how it happened. I met him seven years prior at 391 00:22:45,280 --> 00:22:47,800 Speaker 1: a comedy show. UM, and I always said that I 392 00:22:47,880 --> 00:22:50,159 Speaker 1: wanted to meet my husband at a comedy show so 393 00:22:50,280 --> 00:22:54,080 Speaker 1: he can see me and my muchness like I'm alone 394 00:22:54,920 --> 00:22:58,840 Speaker 1: and I'm not going to apologize for my life. You know, 395 00:22:59,040 --> 00:23:03,440 Speaker 1: I'm loud, m Zoe point, I'm all of these things. 396 00:23:03,600 --> 00:23:06,800 Speaker 1: I curse, I praised the Lord. The Father is still 397 00:23:06,880 --> 00:23:09,240 Speaker 1: working with me in that area. But you know, I 398 00:23:09,359 --> 00:23:12,119 Speaker 1: have a good time. And so he saw me with 399 00:23:12,320 --> 00:23:14,480 Speaker 1: my friends and we hung out and that was it. 400 00:23:15,160 --> 00:23:20,119 Speaker 1: And then Lonnie Loved contacted me on d M and 401 00:23:20,359 --> 00:23:23,280 Speaker 1: was like, Hey, I have a friend that's interested in you. 402 00:23:23,840 --> 00:23:25,840 Speaker 1: Would you be down for talking to him? And I 403 00:23:25,960 --> 00:23:28,600 Speaker 1: was in quarantine in Canada about to do a movie 404 00:23:29,240 --> 00:23:31,080 Speaker 1: one of the Mary Littles I think it was Mary 405 00:23:31,119 --> 00:23:34,320 Speaker 1: Little Wedding and I was in quarantine for fourteen days. 406 00:23:34,400 --> 00:23:37,440 Speaker 1: We started talking and I went in single and came 407 00:23:37,480 --> 00:23:42,479 Speaker 1: out with a boyfriend A pretty much yeah, and then 408 00:23:42,520 --> 00:23:47,359 Speaker 1: a fiancee mm hmmmmmmmm yeah, that's how it happened. And 409 00:23:47,440 --> 00:23:50,440 Speaker 1: I literally reformed and the quarantine was like, you know what, God, 410 00:23:50,480 --> 00:23:53,119 Speaker 1: I'm tired and I'm not doing this anymore. I'm tired 411 00:23:53,200 --> 00:24:00,840 Speaker 1: of this. This is trying to dictate what it's going on, Like, 412 00:24:01,000 --> 00:24:03,639 Speaker 1: what is going I'm on the app, I'm you know, 413 00:24:03,880 --> 00:24:06,159 Speaker 1: I'm I'm out here, I'm dressing up, going to the 414 00:24:06,240 --> 00:24:08,680 Speaker 1: club's getting the wrong energy, you know what I'm saying. 415 00:24:09,400 --> 00:24:11,680 Speaker 1: And it was just exhausting. I was like, you know what, 416 00:24:11,800 --> 00:24:15,720 Speaker 1: if it ain't from you, I want it, And here 417 00:24:15,800 --> 00:24:18,719 Speaker 1: it came. Hem. I didn't even have to do anything. 418 00:24:19,119 --> 00:24:21,399 Speaker 1: I mean, it doesn't happen for everybody, but that's how 419 00:24:21,560 --> 00:24:24,760 Speaker 1: it happened. But me, no. I but I agree in 420 00:24:24,800 --> 00:24:27,480 Speaker 1: the not forcing and not forcing it, letting, letting it 421 00:24:27,640 --> 00:24:29,480 Speaker 1: be what it is. I agree with you not forcing it. 422 00:24:29,880 --> 00:24:34,560 Speaker 1: Do you have that same approach to your career? Yes? Yes, 423 00:24:34,680 --> 00:24:37,760 Speaker 1: I don't want anything that's not for me, you know. 424 00:24:38,200 --> 00:24:40,840 Speaker 1: So how do you talk to yourself when you're like 425 00:24:40,920 --> 00:24:42,600 Speaker 1: that could have been mine, or I'm better than that, 426 00:24:42,720 --> 00:24:44,280 Speaker 1: or I should do this, or I want to do that, 427 00:24:44,480 --> 00:24:46,119 Speaker 1: or how come? How would happened with that, or why 428 00:24:46,160 --> 00:24:48,119 Speaker 1: didn't I get that role? How do you talk to 429 00:24:48,200 --> 00:24:51,119 Speaker 1: yourself through disappointment? Because acting um and being in this 430 00:24:51,240 --> 00:24:53,760 Speaker 1: business is a lot of nose and there's a there 431 00:24:54,000 --> 00:24:57,960 Speaker 1: is a a mask that we wear sometimes, but there's 432 00:24:57,960 --> 00:24:59,919 Speaker 1: also the shield of I have to pick myself up 433 00:25:00,000 --> 00:25:02,000 Speaker 1: because I know and it for you. I know it 434 00:25:02,119 --> 00:25:04,880 Speaker 1: obviously is rooted in Christ. But how do you talk 435 00:25:04,960 --> 00:25:07,080 Speaker 1: to yourself when you're in that fleshly mod Are you 436 00:25:07,200 --> 00:25:10,880 Speaker 1: mad about something? Oh? Yeah, I give myself that time 437 00:25:11,640 --> 00:25:16,560 Speaker 1: to be upset and to be frustrated about where I am. 438 00:25:17,119 --> 00:25:21,320 Speaker 1: But I also have to remember where I've been and 439 00:25:21,680 --> 00:25:24,399 Speaker 1: I have to I have to be at I have 440 00:25:24,520 --> 00:25:26,920 Speaker 1: to be at one with myself and know that where 441 00:25:26,960 --> 00:25:30,080 Speaker 1: I've come from and how I've gotten there. And it's 442 00:25:30,880 --> 00:25:34,280 Speaker 1: it's a different way than some people. But I'm grateful 443 00:25:34,359 --> 00:25:38,040 Speaker 1: for every job, every gig, every step, every learning curve 444 00:25:38,840 --> 00:25:41,320 Speaker 1: um and when I get in I have to do this. 445 00:25:41,480 --> 00:25:42,800 Speaker 1: I have to do this, I have to do that. 446 00:25:43,800 --> 00:25:47,600 Speaker 1: I am always blown away at what comes when I 447 00:25:47,720 --> 00:25:52,400 Speaker 1: don't do anything, Like I'm always blown away at when 448 00:25:53,000 --> 00:25:54,879 Speaker 1: I say something that I want to do and I 449 00:25:55,200 --> 00:25:58,159 Speaker 1: just let it go and then it comes naturally to me, 450 00:25:59,000 --> 00:26:01,600 Speaker 1: and I'm like, God, you did hear me, You did 451 00:26:01,800 --> 00:26:05,399 Speaker 1: hear what I want? I was. I'm working in this area, 452 00:26:05,520 --> 00:26:07,320 Speaker 1: trying to make things happen, and as soon as I 453 00:26:07,400 --> 00:26:09,399 Speaker 1: let it go, what it's supposed to be for me 454 00:26:09,680 --> 00:26:14,240 Speaker 1: is me and it goes super easy, super effortlessly. I 455 00:26:14,359 --> 00:26:16,080 Speaker 1: just have to trust that, you know, I have to 456 00:26:16,200 --> 00:26:20,520 Speaker 1: go off of his what he's already done, and that, 457 00:26:20,760 --> 00:26:22,639 Speaker 1: you know, it gives me moment to just be like, 458 00:26:22,720 --> 00:26:24,000 Speaker 1: you know what, I need to be doing this, I 459 00:26:24,080 --> 00:26:26,000 Speaker 1: need to be doing that. And then I'm like, but 460 00:26:26,240 --> 00:26:28,000 Speaker 1: I didn't do all of that for this, and that 461 00:26:28,119 --> 00:26:36,720 Speaker 1: was a humongous opportunity. That was just cool. Yeah, yeah, yeah, exactly. 462 00:26:36,800 --> 00:26:40,280 Speaker 1: The doors are already there. You just have to wait 463 00:26:40,359 --> 00:26:43,000 Speaker 1: until the elevator gets up to that floor, honey. So 464 00:26:43,320 --> 00:26:45,800 Speaker 1: you know, that's how I operate and it takes a 465 00:26:45,920 --> 00:26:48,520 Speaker 1: lot of the pressure off and it's been working very 466 00:26:48,560 --> 00:26:52,080 Speaker 1: well for me, and especially because I'm ready, like a 467 00:26:52,160 --> 00:26:54,440 Speaker 1: lot of people are expecting doors to be open that 468 00:26:54,520 --> 00:26:59,800 Speaker 1: they're not ready to even have open. Yeah. I was 469 00:27:00,000 --> 00:27:01,800 Speaker 1: to say, let's let's take that, let's talk about that, 470 00:27:01,880 --> 00:27:04,680 Speaker 1: because there is I believe in not forcing anything but 471 00:27:04,760 --> 00:27:07,520 Speaker 1: that comes with wisdom, that comes with maybe age, It 472 00:27:07,560 --> 00:27:09,520 Speaker 1: comes with being able to look back and say, I 473 00:27:09,520 --> 00:27:11,920 Speaker 1: did enforced that it came to me. If that's not 474 00:27:12,000 --> 00:27:14,080 Speaker 1: a word, If that is not a word, Like, you 475 00:27:14,200 --> 00:27:16,720 Speaker 1: can't force anything because whatever you force, it will never 476 00:27:16,840 --> 00:27:18,280 Speaker 1: ever work out the way that you wanted to be. 477 00:27:18,400 --> 00:27:20,240 Speaker 1: And it's a struggle to keep it there. And it 478 00:27:20,359 --> 00:27:23,040 Speaker 1: may get you, it may yield rewards, but you do 479 00:27:23,200 --> 00:27:27,680 Speaker 1: get tired of forcing whatever. Maybe I have posted about that, 480 00:27:28,000 --> 00:27:31,119 Speaker 1: but you said that you have to be prepared. What 481 00:27:31,240 --> 00:27:36,840 Speaker 1: does preparation look like for you? You know what? Just 482 00:27:37,160 --> 00:27:43,359 Speaker 1: always staying ready, always staying ready always. Uh. What I 483 00:27:43,520 --> 00:27:47,920 Speaker 1: do for me is just always having conversations that elevate 484 00:27:48,040 --> 00:27:52,960 Speaker 1: me and listening and also stretching myself like this year. 485 00:27:53,200 --> 00:27:58,440 Speaker 1: I directed last year and never really yeah, I never 486 00:27:58,560 --> 00:28:00,960 Speaker 1: really imagine myself. I mean my fiance I was like, 487 00:28:01,240 --> 00:28:03,040 Speaker 1: you know, you should direct, and I cussed him out. 488 00:28:03,119 --> 00:28:05,600 Speaker 1: I was like, how dad, you you know I'm actress. 489 00:28:05,800 --> 00:28:08,640 Speaker 1: I don't want to do all of that. And sure 490 00:28:08,760 --> 00:28:11,480 Speaker 1: enough I thought about it and I said, you know what, 491 00:28:11,600 --> 00:28:13,639 Speaker 1: that's really cool. I just don't have faith that I 492 00:28:13,680 --> 00:28:16,159 Speaker 1: would excel in that area. That's what I said honestly 493 00:28:16,240 --> 00:28:20,120 Speaker 1: to myself. I was scared, and when the opportunity came, 494 00:28:20,320 --> 00:28:23,960 Speaker 1: I surprised myself and fell in love with it, and 495 00:28:24,240 --> 00:28:28,680 Speaker 1: was so surprised at how everything that had that I 496 00:28:28,840 --> 00:28:31,639 Speaker 1: had learned from being an actress and being a people 497 00:28:31,760 --> 00:28:36,080 Speaker 1: person and how to you know, express everything about what 498 00:28:36,160 --> 00:28:38,240 Speaker 1: I wanted. I learned so much from it, just saying 499 00:28:38,280 --> 00:28:41,479 Speaker 1: what I want and meaning what I say and holding 500 00:28:41,560 --> 00:28:44,040 Speaker 1: my ground to that. It taught me so much about 501 00:28:44,080 --> 00:28:46,760 Speaker 1: myself and what I want to do going forward, Like 502 00:28:46,840 --> 00:28:48,560 Speaker 1: I know what I want, I have to trust that. 503 00:28:49,280 --> 00:28:51,520 Speaker 1: You know, if I want if I want the set 504 00:28:51,600 --> 00:28:53,400 Speaker 1: to look like this, I have to trust that because 505 00:28:53,440 --> 00:28:56,120 Speaker 1: when it comes together, it's like, damn, apreciate you. Was right? 506 00:28:56,920 --> 00:28:58,760 Speaker 1: You know, I know who I want to cast, Like 507 00:28:58,880 --> 00:29:01,720 Speaker 1: I see it, I can do it, you know. So 508 00:29:01,920 --> 00:29:05,440 Speaker 1: it was a lesson in that. But I prepare myself by, 509 00:29:05,760 --> 00:29:09,920 Speaker 1: you know, manifesting things that I'm scared of and then 510 00:29:10,320 --> 00:29:14,560 Speaker 1: doing the thing. So you are like, Okay, that scares me, 511 00:29:14,840 --> 00:29:16,920 Speaker 1: so I should do that. I should run to it. 512 00:29:17,280 --> 00:29:19,720 Speaker 1: I ran to it. Stand up. I was like, oh 513 00:29:19,800 --> 00:29:22,000 Speaker 1: my god, I could never do that. I could never 514 00:29:22,120 --> 00:29:25,239 Speaker 1: do this. And then I get a job and they're like, oh, 515 00:29:25,360 --> 00:29:27,040 Speaker 1: you have to do stand up and I was like, 516 00:29:27,120 --> 00:29:28,920 Speaker 1: how do I do that? Oh my god? And then 517 00:29:29,280 --> 00:29:32,200 Speaker 1: someone says, oh, there's this class called Pretty Funny Women, 518 00:29:32,800 --> 00:29:34,760 Speaker 1: and you could take this class and it's like a 519 00:29:34,840 --> 00:29:38,200 Speaker 1: six week course and at the end you have a show. 520 00:29:39,240 --> 00:29:41,800 Speaker 1: And it was an introduction into comedy. And I did 521 00:29:41,840 --> 00:29:44,960 Speaker 1: it with two of my other girlfriends and we all 522 00:29:45,080 --> 00:29:47,760 Speaker 1: still do it. I met so many it opened up 523 00:29:47,800 --> 00:29:50,400 Speaker 1: so many doors for me. I'm at Tippany Hattrish doing 524 00:29:50,520 --> 00:29:54,040 Speaker 1: stand up, Kevin Hart, Mike Epps, everyone who I have 525 00:29:54,200 --> 00:29:57,680 Speaker 1: worked with I met doing stand up comedy. Uh, so 526 00:29:57,880 --> 00:30:00,120 Speaker 1: I could have never you know, I was drawn. I'm 527 00:30:00,120 --> 00:30:03,160 Speaker 1: a drama drama so I had no idea that I 528 00:30:03,280 --> 00:30:05,480 Speaker 1: was going to go into that direction that now people 529 00:30:05,680 --> 00:30:08,800 Speaker 1: mainly see me as a comedic actress. I was completely 530 00:30:09,080 --> 00:30:11,400 Speaker 1: terrified of going on stage and doing stuff like that. 531 00:30:11,760 --> 00:30:15,400 Speaker 1: I was like, how could you write a set? Yeah, 532 00:30:15,400 --> 00:30:18,960 Speaker 1: I write my own show, and then you know, it 533 00:30:19,080 --> 00:30:21,440 Speaker 1: just goes and goes and goes, and now I'm writing 534 00:30:21,520 --> 00:30:24,160 Speaker 1: my own show and you know, it's just it just 535 00:30:24,600 --> 00:30:26,120 Speaker 1: it goes hand in hand. So you just have to 536 00:30:26,160 --> 00:30:29,440 Speaker 1: trust the process and run towards your fears, Like seriously 537 00:30:29,840 --> 00:30:33,560 Speaker 1: that the two jams one definitely run towards your fears. 538 00:30:33,600 --> 00:30:35,200 Speaker 1: I'm with you on that, and don't force it. I'm 539 00:30:35,200 --> 00:30:36,960 Speaker 1: gonna run towards it. I'm gonna learn about it, I'm 540 00:30:36,960 --> 00:30:39,360 Speaker 1: gonna be prepared, but when it comes, I'm gonna be ready. 541 00:30:39,760 --> 00:30:43,200 Speaker 1: Like don't be ready. I was listening to a ted 542 00:30:43,280 --> 00:30:47,160 Speaker 1: talk from Stacy Abrahams today and she said, we whatever 543 00:30:47,240 --> 00:30:49,800 Speaker 1: it is that is in your spirit, and you sound 544 00:30:49,880 --> 00:30:51,880 Speaker 1: like you have this, it's you can't sleep in night, 545 00:30:51,960 --> 00:30:53,880 Speaker 1: you think about it, you want it, you're burning to 546 00:30:54,040 --> 00:30:56,520 Speaker 1: do it. That's your passion for what you do right 547 00:30:56,560 --> 00:30:59,080 Speaker 1: as an actress. And you're like, I have ideas you 548 00:30:59,120 --> 00:31:00,320 Speaker 1: wake up in the middle the night, I want to 549 00:31:00,360 --> 00:31:02,320 Speaker 1: do this, or you're hungry about stuff where you see 550 00:31:02,400 --> 00:31:04,960 Speaker 1: something you just really want to change or at least 551 00:31:05,000 --> 00:31:07,400 Speaker 1: be a part of in some way, to be to 552 00:31:07,600 --> 00:31:10,479 Speaker 1: be documented in history as one of the or perhaps 553 00:31:10,600 --> 00:31:13,120 Speaker 1: some of the or this movement. And I see that 554 00:31:13,320 --> 00:31:16,000 Speaker 1: as these so many actresses such as yourself come up 555 00:31:16,000 --> 00:31:21,240 Speaker 1: and is the range is spectacular and oftentimes you don't 556 00:31:21,280 --> 00:31:24,240 Speaker 1: get to see you all do the range. Like you said, 557 00:31:24,240 --> 00:31:26,000 Speaker 1: it came in with drama, but people think you're just 558 00:31:26,040 --> 00:31:29,200 Speaker 1: a comedian actress. You can do it all. How scary 559 00:31:29,600 --> 00:31:33,440 Speaker 1: is that knowing that I, you know, I could be 560 00:31:33,520 --> 00:31:35,239 Speaker 1: on some Meryl streep ship, you know what I mean. 561 00:31:35,360 --> 00:31:37,320 Speaker 1: Or I could be on my more more a propelled 562 00:31:37,760 --> 00:31:40,080 Speaker 1: I got with Merrow excuse my French, that's my dog. 563 00:31:40,200 --> 00:31:41,560 Speaker 1: Or I could be on my viola, you know what 564 00:31:41,640 --> 00:31:43,400 Speaker 1: I mean. The range and I'm don't even get to 565 00:31:43,400 --> 00:31:45,240 Speaker 1: see vion't even do too much comedy, and I know 566 00:31:45,360 --> 00:31:49,000 Speaker 1: she has that probably that range too, right, How scary 567 00:31:49,120 --> 00:31:50,800 Speaker 1: is that to know that you could just take over 568 00:31:51,160 --> 00:31:54,760 Speaker 1: the fear of being the greatest? Oh it is. It's 569 00:31:55,000 --> 00:31:58,120 Speaker 1: it's crazy, and I I look up to so many 570 00:31:58,200 --> 00:32:03,320 Speaker 1: people that have that. I don't give a type of personality. 571 00:32:04,400 --> 00:32:06,720 Speaker 1: Yeah I want that, And you know it's like even 572 00:32:06,760 --> 00:32:08,880 Speaker 1: though I don't walk around, you know, but I don't 573 00:32:08,880 --> 00:32:13,640 Speaker 1: give that, you know. Yeah, you know, It's like it's 574 00:32:13,680 --> 00:32:16,920 Speaker 1: amazing that I've been given I've been given the opportunity 575 00:32:16,960 --> 00:32:20,520 Speaker 1: to do projects that do exercise me in those ways 576 00:32:20,760 --> 00:32:24,680 Speaker 1: and that I'm able to show the other gear in me, 577 00:32:25,320 --> 00:32:29,000 Speaker 1: you know, like I just did um amazing grace you know, 578 00:32:29,200 --> 00:32:31,840 Speaker 1: her own and that was great and people hadn't seen 579 00:32:31,880 --> 00:32:34,200 Speaker 1: me in that type of way, and so I was 580 00:32:34,240 --> 00:32:36,360 Speaker 1: really grateful to be able to do that. And then 581 00:32:36,400 --> 00:32:39,040 Speaker 1: I did a Fall from Grace and then people didn't 582 00:32:39,080 --> 00:32:41,000 Speaker 1: put two and two together that I was the same 583 00:32:41,040 --> 00:32:43,920 Speaker 1: girl from Love That Girl, and Marlin showed that doing that, 584 00:32:44,320 --> 00:32:46,760 Speaker 1: and I was like, I love that because when I 585 00:32:46,920 --> 00:32:49,280 Speaker 1: was growing up, those are the actors that I really 586 00:32:49,360 --> 00:32:51,440 Speaker 1: wanted to be like. I wanted to be like Jamie Fox. 587 00:32:51,640 --> 00:32:57,880 Speaker 1: That's why he's my mentor and close friend. Like all 588 00:32:58,160 --> 00:33:01,760 Speaker 1: the impersonations I do a personations. That's why I'm going 589 00:33:01,840 --> 00:33:04,640 Speaker 1: back to do Sherman showcase, you know. And people had 590 00:33:04,680 --> 00:33:06,520 Speaker 1: to put together like the same girl that did the 591 00:33:06,600 --> 00:33:12,640 Speaker 1: amazing Mary J. Blige Happy Birthdays and does tiny and 592 00:33:12,800 --> 00:33:14,960 Speaker 1: does all of that, it's the same girl that does 593 00:33:15,040 --> 00:33:16,720 Speaker 1: all of this other stuff. You know. It's just like 594 00:33:17,200 --> 00:33:21,000 Speaker 1: definitely just opening yourself up to that and doing as 595 00:33:21,160 --> 00:33:25,120 Speaker 1: much as possible to show people that you're not what 596 00:33:25,280 --> 00:33:27,560 Speaker 1: they think they are. And I actually have such an 597 00:33:27,560 --> 00:33:31,360 Speaker 1: amazing time doing that. I love surprising people. I love 598 00:33:31,480 --> 00:33:35,480 Speaker 1: people to just not know when I'm up to. Certain 599 00:33:35,560 --> 00:33:37,240 Speaker 1: people always want to put you in a box. It 600 00:33:37,320 --> 00:33:40,160 Speaker 1: helps you understand people in your and our simple minds. 601 00:33:40,200 --> 00:33:42,320 Speaker 1: You want to label you because it helps us feel 602 00:33:42,360 --> 00:33:43,959 Speaker 1: like we know how to interact with you. And then 603 00:33:43,960 --> 00:33:46,440 Speaker 1: when you when you do different and you come different 604 00:33:46,480 --> 00:33:49,600 Speaker 1: and you perform differently, it really makes it hard to 605 00:33:49,720 --> 00:33:53,280 Speaker 1: pigeonhole you, which is a beautiful enigma that I prefer 606 00:33:53,400 --> 00:33:55,280 Speaker 1: in our business because they don't get to have it. 607 00:33:55,400 --> 00:34:00,600 Speaker 1: You talked about your direct directorial debut and take the job, 608 00:34:00,760 --> 00:34:03,840 Speaker 1: hashtag take the job, that's what it was. And you 609 00:34:03,960 --> 00:34:07,480 Speaker 1: talked about how it was something your fiance had mentioned 610 00:34:07,520 --> 00:34:08,800 Speaker 1: to you and you know, yeah, and then you did it, 611 00:34:08,840 --> 00:34:09,880 Speaker 1: and you're like, I love it. I'm in love with 612 00:34:09,920 --> 00:34:11,839 Speaker 1: the process. I want to talk about being in love 613 00:34:11,920 --> 00:34:20,080 Speaker 1: with run the world. Okay, I I saw and stuff, 614 00:34:20,520 --> 00:34:23,200 Speaker 1: so talk to me about that. You went, first of all, 615 00:34:23,239 --> 00:34:25,000 Speaker 1: this is perfect that we're talking. I'm driving here, I'm 616 00:34:25,000 --> 00:34:27,480 Speaker 1: in Santa Monica and I see all Bill Bird out 617 00:34:27,480 --> 00:34:30,040 Speaker 1: here or your meal board over here on Santa Monica boulevard. 618 00:34:30,719 --> 00:34:33,000 Speaker 1: I can get my words out. And I was like, hey, 619 00:34:33,440 --> 00:34:35,800 Speaker 1: there you go. I'm about to sorry. Okay, tell me 620 00:34:35,880 --> 00:34:40,800 Speaker 1: about that experience. It's an incredible experience to just work 621 00:34:41,320 --> 00:34:44,040 Speaker 1: with black women. In front of the screen and behind 622 00:34:44,120 --> 00:34:48,080 Speaker 1: the screen, you know, and to tell stories that I 623 00:34:48,239 --> 00:34:52,120 Speaker 1: can identify too, and I know other Black women can 624 00:34:52,200 --> 00:34:55,839 Speaker 1: identify successful women, you know. Like just like I was saying, 625 00:34:56,360 --> 00:35:02,640 Speaker 1: loving Basketball, Best Man, those movies, those types of you know, 626 00:35:02,880 --> 00:35:08,040 Speaker 1: just people and representation of successful Black people living and 627 00:35:08,960 --> 00:35:13,840 Speaker 1: just being was so interesting to me. Living single girlfriends 628 00:35:14,080 --> 00:35:17,600 Speaker 1: like all of those shows. A Girlfriends was ahead of 629 00:35:17,680 --> 00:35:20,600 Speaker 1: their time. I think, like that show, but they were 630 00:35:20,719 --> 00:35:24,120 Speaker 1: ahead of their time. Yeah, but we the beauty of 631 00:35:24,200 --> 00:35:26,040 Speaker 1: that is And I hate to even do the comparison, 632 00:35:26,160 --> 00:35:28,600 Speaker 1: but like when I'm watching your show, I like, yeah, 633 00:35:28,800 --> 00:35:30,640 Speaker 1: this is that We've been needing a black sex in 634 00:35:30,680 --> 00:35:32,000 Speaker 1: the city, if you will. And I hate even call 635 00:35:32,040 --> 00:35:34,279 Speaker 1: it a black anything, but you know, we need a 636 00:35:34,400 --> 00:35:38,200 Speaker 1: show where we see ourselves doing what we all. It's 637 00:35:38,239 --> 00:35:40,720 Speaker 1: not just for one group of people, It's for all people, 638 00:35:41,280 --> 00:35:43,160 Speaker 1: do you know. That's what I love about it. Yeah. 639 00:35:43,200 --> 00:35:45,800 Speaker 1: I was gonna say, do you understand the importance that 640 00:35:45,880 --> 00:35:49,400 Speaker 1: you have on the culture? I do. I I have. 641 00:35:49,760 --> 00:35:53,239 Speaker 1: I know that the same influence that that generation of 642 00:35:53,360 --> 00:35:56,440 Speaker 1: films had on me and television had on me growing up, 643 00:35:56,680 --> 00:35:58,920 Speaker 1: I know we are doing the same thing, you know, 644 00:35:59,440 --> 00:36:03,200 Speaker 1: for the culture coming up, for women that see themselves, 645 00:36:03,400 --> 00:36:06,960 Speaker 1: it's aspirational. You know, it's aspirational for me, you know, 646 00:36:07,120 --> 00:36:09,680 Speaker 1: just the topics that we're talking about, quitting your job 647 00:36:09,760 --> 00:36:13,920 Speaker 1: and starting your own business. You know, uh, women you 648 00:36:14,000 --> 00:36:16,759 Speaker 1: know thinking outside of their marriage and saying, oh my god, 649 00:36:17,040 --> 00:36:18,799 Speaker 1: is this the only person I'm gonna be with? Let 650 00:36:18,880 --> 00:36:21,400 Speaker 1: me try something, and falling on their face, you know, 651 00:36:21,640 --> 00:36:24,040 Speaker 1: and having their girlfriends picked them up. You know, it's 652 00:36:24,080 --> 00:36:27,160 Speaker 1: just it's very aspirational to just see black women getting 653 00:36:27,200 --> 00:36:31,920 Speaker 1: along and challenging each other and being there. Aspirational in 654 00:36:32,040 --> 00:36:35,719 Speaker 1: real life too. Yes, you know what I'm saying, Like 655 00:36:35,840 --> 00:36:38,480 Speaker 1: you need to you need to see that in order 656 00:36:38,560 --> 00:36:41,520 Speaker 1: to be it. So I'm very proud to be a 657 00:36:41,600 --> 00:36:45,440 Speaker 1: part of this show, the legacy of the show, and 658 00:36:45,560 --> 00:36:49,640 Speaker 1: hopefully to inspire a woman to do the same that 659 00:36:49,800 --> 00:36:52,360 Speaker 1: I'm doing on the show. Or you know, like I 660 00:36:52,480 --> 00:36:54,680 Speaker 1: want to be like Renee, like me playing Renee as 661 00:36:54,680 --> 00:36:58,600 Speaker 1: aspirational because I have like I'm not put together like Renee, 662 00:36:58,680 --> 00:37:01,240 Speaker 1: but I try to think act like I'm put together, 663 00:37:01,320 --> 00:37:05,200 Speaker 1: but Renee is that bitch, you know, and I clock 664 00:37:05,280 --> 00:37:08,480 Speaker 1: into Renee like I'm like, you know, it's just like 665 00:37:08,600 --> 00:37:12,040 Speaker 1: a whole new year, you know, so I have to. 666 00:37:12,280 --> 00:37:14,359 Speaker 1: You know, I'm excited to go back to season two, 667 00:37:15,120 --> 00:37:17,640 Speaker 1: work with the team and be all GLAMs up and 668 00:37:17,920 --> 00:37:21,520 Speaker 1: the whole thing. And it's some really funny premises that 669 00:37:21,760 --> 00:37:23,840 Speaker 1: you know, the writers are coming up with. So we 670 00:37:23,960 --> 00:37:28,279 Speaker 1: are all so exciting. We're so appreciative for you. I'm 671 00:37:28,360 --> 00:37:31,480 Speaker 1: really really have not proud of you this way, like 672 00:37:31,640 --> 00:37:34,880 Speaker 1: to see a like a sex in the city. We 673 00:37:35,239 --> 00:37:40,200 Speaker 1: have interesting shots and crisp and beautiful lighting and beautiful fects. 674 00:37:40,239 --> 00:37:43,360 Speaker 1: Because why all our films dingy porn looking. Let ourselves 675 00:37:43,400 --> 00:37:45,800 Speaker 1: be crispy and nice. Why we gotta have the dingy 676 00:37:45,920 --> 00:37:48,800 Speaker 1: porn looking film. Let our black films be crispy and 677 00:37:48,920 --> 00:37:51,759 Speaker 1: nice with new innovative shot period, because we're the ones 678 00:37:51,840 --> 00:37:57,759 Speaker 1: going out and you know period and we were snarky Joe. 679 00:37:58,000 --> 00:38:00,640 Speaker 1: We can do all of that stuff. And you know, 680 00:38:00,760 --> 00:38:03,640 Speaker 1: it's so funny because you know, the cultures will come 681 00:38:03,719 --> 00:38:05,120 Speaker 1: up to me and be like, oh my god, I 682 00:38:05,320 --> 00:38:08,080 Speaker 1: love frum the world. I was like, what are you 683 00:38:08,160 --> 00:38:16,320 Speaker 1: watching because we're cute? I know, Oh yes, people, I 684 00:38:16,440 --> 00:38:19,600 Speaker 1: love that. What's next for you? Outside of what you've mentioned? 685 00:38:19,640 --> 00:38:22,399 Speaker 1: What projects should we be looking out for Well, we're 686 00:38:22,400 --> 00:38:24,799 Speaker 1: going back. I just found out the date until we're 687 00:38:24,800 --> 00:38:26,879 Speaker 1: going back to sex and you know, Sex and the City, 688 00:38:27,000 --> 00:38:30,880 Speaker 1: Jesus run the world. Uh so we're starting back and March. 689 00:38:31,000 --> 00:38:34,920 Speaker 1: I'm really excited about that. I'm going back, Thank you. 690 00:38:35,120 --> 00:38:38,200 Speaker 1: I'm going back to do another season of Sharman Showcase. 691 00:38:38,280 --> 00:38:44,520 Speaker 1: So yes, so I'm hearing that. The reason why I'm asking, 692 00:38:44,520 --> 00:38:46,160 Speaker 1: I don't mean to cut you off. What what I'm 693 00:38:46,239 --> 00:38:50,320 Speaker 1: really getting at is can I borrow five dollars working? 694 00:38:51,120 --> 00:38:54,800 Speaker 1: Because you working? Good? Are you're working? You gotta Iraq 695 00:38:54,960 --> 00:38:57,360 Speaker 1: on your finger? I want to I'll play with me. 696 00:38:57,640 --> 00:39:00,200 Speaker 1: Give me five dollars. I'm right. I wrote that down 697 00:39:00,280 --> 00:39:02,840 Speaker 1: in my question. Do you have five dollars for the 698 00:39:02,960 --> 00:39:07,239 Speaker 1: host of the show girl. I'm trying to be like 699 00:39:07,360 --> 00:39:13,879 Speaker 1: you with the skin. It's popping two dollars. I took 700 00:39:13,880 --> 00:39:16,040 Speaker 1: two dollars and invested in my skin. That's it. I'm 701 00:39:16,040 --> 00:39:17,720 Speaker 1: out of money. That's why I need five year dollars. 702 00:39:18,120 --> 00:39:21,040 Speaker 1: It is like the lowing. I know Sabrina be up 703 00:39:21,080 --> 00:39:26,520 Speaker 1: in that scalp. I'm like, you weren't with Sabrina. You 704 00:39:26,600 --> 00:39:31,560 Speaker 1: work with Sapritos. She success. I mean she's a booked 705 00:39:31,560 --> 00:39:33,920 Speaker 1: them busy. I never get Yeah. I was like, all 706 00:39:34,000 --> 00:39:35,560 Speaker 1: you doing is doing one braid here and there. Why 707 00:39:35,640 --> 00:39:37,080 Speaker 1: you can't we can't get in here. You're doing a 708 00:39:37,160 --> 00:39:39,120 Speaker 1: braid here and there. You ain't got no time for us. 709 00:39:39,320 --> 00:39:44,440 Speaker 1: They booked you all year to do one brain, one brain. 710 00:39:47,320 --> 00:39:49,360 Speaker 1: The girl, the lady, young lady we're talking about is 711 00:39:49,400 --> 00:39:52,839 Speaker 1: Sabrita portion. We um work with her and she does 712 00:39:52,880 --> 00:39:54,960 Speaker 1: her hair. Like I said, we have so many mutual 713 00:39:55,000 --> 00:39:57,200 Speaker 1: folks in comment, so we were mad that she don't 714 00:39:57,320 --> 00:39:59,839 Speaker 1: be available. Why she beookme one brave for very rich people. 715 00:40:00,000 --> 00:40:04,560 Speaker 1: So that's fine if you hear this. Um, last, but 716 00:40:04,680 --> 00:40:07,120 Speaker 1: not least, I don't want to get into your business, 717 00:40:07,120 --> 00:40:08,640 Speaker 1: I keep saying. Last, at least, I don't really want 718 00:40:08,640 --> 00:40:10,880 Speaker 1: five dollars, but I will. I'll d M you about 719 00:40:10,920 --> 00:40:14,799 Speaker 1: five dollars. I just want to know, Um, I don't. 720 00:40:15,320 --> 00:40:17,680 Speaker 1: I don't know if you get your flowers, or if 721 00:40:17,760 --> 00:40:20,080 Speaker 1: you are aware, or if you even feel seeing the 722 00:40:20,120 --> 00:40:22,360 Speaker 1: way that you are seeing. But I want you to 723 00:40:22,560 --> 00:40:26,400 Speaker 1: know that your presence is refreshing and it's encouraging, and 724 00:40:26,520 --> 00:40:29,200 Speaker 1: you just keep being you because it is something special 725 00:40:29,360 --> 00:40:31,160 Speaker 1: and we need it. We need it for our young 726 00:40:31,239 --> 00:40:33,279 Speaker 1: brown girls. I'm saying this as a woman who has 727 00:40:33,320 --> 00:40:35,880 Speaker 1: a foundation and I, you know, and I mentor young girls. 728 00:40:36,280 --> 00:40:39,800 Speaker 1: So we need to see you do what you do 729 00:40:40,200 --> 00:40:43,080 Speaker 1: on such a high level and so authentically wonderful. So 730 00:40:43,200 --> 00:40:46,160 Speaker 1: thank you for just being new. Thank you so much, 731 00:40:46,320 --> 00:40:53,239 Speaker 1: and I seriously will come and support. They will attack you, 732 00:40:53,480 --> 00:40:55,600 Speaker 1: but yes, they'll jump on you and be like can 733 00:40:55,719 --> 00:40:57,279 Speaker 1: we follow you home and have your phone number and 734 00:40:57,320 --> 00:40:59,200 Speaker 1: text you every day? Like I have a real serious question, 735 00:40:59,239 --> 00:41:00,360 Speaker 1: And then when they call you, they'd be like, so 736 00:41:00,440 --> 00:41:03,960 Speaker 1: what you're doing? Yeah? Ok, yeah, I was one of 737 00:41:04,040 --> 00:41:07,640 Speaker 1: those girls. Okay, I was one of those girls like 738 00:41:07,840 --> 00:41:11,120 Speaker 1: I would like I would harass people that, you know, 739 00:41:11,360 --> 00:41:14,520 Speaker 1: like anybody I knew that was on Broadway, you know 740 00:41:14,680 --> 00:41:17,239 Speaker 1: in l A doing it. Shout out to Tracy Thompson's 741 00:41:17,239 --> 00:41:20,160 Speaker 1: also from Baltimore. She would come to school to talk 742 00:41:20,239 --> 00:41:26,000 Speaker 1: to us, and I'll be like locked in. I told 743 00:41:26,000 --> 00:41:27,759 Speaker 1: I was like, I'm moving to l A. Can I 744 00:41:27,880 --> 00:41:34,920 Speaker 1: come over? Ye? Sure? Security, that makes sense, that makes sense, 745 00:41:34,960 --> 00:41:38,279 Speaker 1: she told me since I was four. I love it. 746 00:41:38,520 --> 00:41:41,040 Speaker 1: Well you have that you have that. I'm not even surprised. 747 00:41:41,160 --> 00:41:44,000 Speaker 1: I see I see Jamie being your mentor. I can 748 00:41:44,080 --> 00:41:46,239 Speaker 1: see everybody flocking to you because it's it's the sun 749 00:41:46,360 --> 00:41:48,280 Speaker 1: that you want to be around. So I I appreciate 750 00:41:48,360 --> 00:41:50,840 Speaker 1: sharing your son with us today on Naked. I have 751 00:41:50,880 --> 00:41:53,680 Speaker 1: a wonderful day. Sorry about what happened earlier. Oh my god, 752 00:41:53,880 --> 00:41:56,040 Speaker 1: I'm totally fine. I'm gonna be your friend in real life. 753 00:41:56,239 --> 00:41:59,400 Speaker 1: Oh no, I already DM. We listen, Well we can 754 00:41:59,440 --> 00:42:06,520 Speaker 1: go back out side outside, We're going outside way amen. Yes, 755 00:42:07,480 --> 00:42:10,640 Speaker 1: I'm as so lovely talking for you. You know what 756 00:42:11,280 --> 00:42:14,359 Speaker 1: I took away from this conversation, I mentioned it off 757 00:42:14,400 --> 00:42:17,759 Speaker 1: the top. It's about being a true talent. Bricia said 758 00:42:17,840 --> 00:42:20,720 Speaker 1: that she really wasn't interested in directing, and her fiance 759 00:42:20,880 --> 00:42:22,120 Speaker 1: was like, you should do what. You're gonna kill it. 760 00:42:22,239 --> 00:42:24,000 Speaker 1: And then she did it, and she was like, okay, 761 00:42:24,280 --> 00:42:28,840 Speaker 1: thank you, love it all um. In my mind, I 762 00:42:29,239 --> 00:42:32,359 Speaker 1: was proud of her for stretching. In my mind, I thought, 763 00:42:32,600 --> 00:42:34,960 Speaker 1: it's hard to stretch. It's hard to get out of 764 00:42:35,040 --> 00:42:38,920 Speaker 1: your comfort zone, especially in a role of being a director. Cheez, 765 00:42:38,960 --> 00:42:41,200 Speaker 1: that would scare the heck out of me. Her One 766 00:42:41,239 --> 00:42:44,680 Speaker 1: woman show also more amazing. But then she turns around 767 00:42:44,719 --> 00:42:47,040 Speaker 1: and she has this other side where She's like, I'm honest, 768 00:42:47,560 --> 00:42:50,160 Speaker 1: I'm gonna get real excited if you roll somebody up 769 00:42:50,200 --> 00:42:51,560 Speaker 1: on here that I love. If you don't give me 770 00:42:51,640 --> 00:42:53,680 Speaker 1: Viola Davis, You're gonna give me somebody like that. I'm 771 00:42:53,680 --> 00:42:55,600 Speaker 1: a roll up here and be really excited, you know, 772 00:42:56,120 --> 00:43:00,720 Speaker 1: excellence and acting, some some angela basset, excellence and acting. 773 00:43:00,800 --> 00:43:03,200 Speaker 1: I'm gonna be excited, and I'm not gonna hide it. 774 00:43:03,880 --> 00:43:07,160 Speaker 1: To me. That is the biggest compliment you can ever 775 00:43:07,280 --> 00:43:11,719 Speaker 1: pay to appear to someone who inspired you, um to 776 00:43:12,160 --> 00:43:15,120 Speaker 1: someone who really represents what it means to be excellent. 777 00:43:15,840 --> 00:43:18,840 Speaker 1: I feel that way about Oprahm. What up oaps? Invite 778 00:43:18,880 --> 00:43:21,560 Speaker 1: me to the house. I want to wear a sweatsuit 779 00:43:21,920 --> 00:43:24,320 Speaker 1: and watch movies with you and your lady friends and 780 00:43:24,400 --> 00:43:28,000 Speaker 1: all the girls and steedmen and the dog side notes. Sorry, guys, 781 00:43:28,080 --> 00:43:30,680 Speaker 1: I digress, But the biggest compliment you can ever give 782 00:43:30,760 --> 00:43:34,160 Speaker 1: someone is letting them know that they've impacted your life. 783 00:43:34,440 --> 00:43:37,200 Speaker 1: And if it wasn't for them, or if it wasn't 784 00:43:37,239 --> 00:43:40,239 Speaker 1: for the images of them, you may not be in 785 00:43:40,360 --> 00:43:42,879 Speaker 1: the space you are now appreciate. Did that in such 786 00:43:42,920 --> 00:43:46,600 Speaker 1: a beautiful way by acknowledging her heroes and acting and 787 00:43:47,000 --> 00:43:50,800 Speaker 1: I really appreciate her for that. If you haven't learned anything, 788 00:43:50,800 --> 00:43:54,120 Speaker 1: i'm gonna tell you what you should take away. Stretch yourself, 789 00:43:55,000 --> 00:43:59,759 Speaker 1: do more. You can't always do more. Thank you guys 790 00:43:59,800 --> 00:44:01,359 Speaker 1: for listening. Back next week.