Regina King
American actress and director (born 1971)
Regina Rene King (born January 15, 1971) is an American actress and director.
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- We’re in a time when film is so loud and the audience is looking for shocking. It’s hard to convince people that there is an audience out there that wants quiet stories.
- On her film If Beale Street Could Talk (for which she won Best Supporting Actress) in “Regina King on fighting white supremacists in Watchmen: 'My community is living this story'” in The Guardian (2019 Oct 16)
- I didn’t think that I was powerless…But I didn’t think that I was powerful.
- On the pay disparities that she experienced in “It’s Good to be Regina King” in Vanity Fair (Feb 2019)
- It was a gift to have something else that I was passionate about, because at the end of the day, it comes down to the work and the art.
- On her role as Sister Night in the television series Watchmen in “The King of Queens: How Regina King Became A Hollywood Legend” in Essence Magazine (2019 Nov 20)
- I would say that I’ve tried to listen to the voice inside…Luckily, from a very early age, I was able to understand that when things don’t feel quite right, that was probably not the role for me.
- On the possible key to her career longevity in “The King of Queens: How Regina King Became A Hollywood Legend” in Essence Magazine (2019 Nov 20)
