My Mother Was A Single Mom, And

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.

Men. You Can't Live With Them, You Can't... No. That's About It.

I've Always Been Selective About Materials I Choose Anyways. The Incoming Calls Haven't Been Projects That I Necessarily Want To Do. Now I Can Always Be Called "emmy Winner Regina King."

I Recognize The Amount Of Time That It Takes As A Director. I Made The Choice To Stop Taking Roles Outside Of L.a. Because I Didn't Want To Miss Any Of My Child's Life.

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.