Sanaa Lathan Quotes

Being strong can be also feminine. I don't think feminine equals being weak. Being strong is very sexy.

The Alien is gross, scary. There is something in a human being that looks at them and sees it as a cockroach. You can never feel nurturing towards the cockroach.

If you're in love and there's that chemistry, that's what it's all about.

I didn't get to see Predator until halfway through shooting. It was great to get an education while I was shooting because it made me excited to be part of this legacy.

Sometimes when you don't care, people are attracted to that.

You can never be happy when you're constantly comparing yourself to others. Keep your eyes ahead.

I've never gotten any complaints about my headscarf from a man. You can be sexy with a head wrap!

I look forward to going to work. Everybody is at the top of their game. It was like we just got to play.

There's a lot of Kenya that's not like me. I like Birkenstocks, granola, my dog Pops.

You would never expect a black woman to be the hero.

I did work out every day. I needed it to have the endurance to do what needed to be done and not get hurt. I have such a new respect for action stars now.

Kelsey Grammer is one of the best actors I've ever worked with.

There is a lot of struggle in being an actor; you need so much emotional strength, no matter what level of stardom you have, that it's nice to have something steady.

To make a movie is very grueling at times. Long, long hours and cold weather.

I got nominated for a Tony, which was a complete surprise. It was an experience that I will always cherish

Some of us just have to work harder to stay in the game.

I've been in a couple with different races like Latino, white, Middle Eastern.

People make jokes about how black people are the first ones to be killed off.

Chemistry on film is like chemistry in real life, it's either there or it isn't.

Good storytelling appeals to me - good writing.

I wouldn't want anyone to destroy the earth

When you have a play, you have to be on every night.

I love going to the movies and getting Raisinets, a big tub of popcorn and a Coke. That's definitely a guilty pleasure because I can't be doing that all the time.

My dad is a director/producer and my mom is a dancer; she performed with Alvin Ailey, but I didn't even think about becoming an actress.

I have dated all races and I believe you should be free to do whatever you want.

I come from the theater, and I've done a lot of character work in the theater, but Hollywood stuff in film and TV, they've been more leading lady/ingenue type roles.

When you're on a set it can be very tedious and slow. It's just not as big as when you see it on film.

If someone has already done a role I'm about to do, I won't watch the original until after I'm finished playing the role.

Everybody is different. I can think of three black men I've dated and they couldn't be more different from each other.

I think I'm a character actress in a leading lady's body, but the industry doesn't really see me that way.

I'll eventually go back to theater because the feeling of being on stage where you have the audience right there, you can't replace that with anything

I had never picked up a basketball before. I went through a grueling audition process. It was almost as if I was learning to walk. It would be like teaching somebody to dance ballet for a role.