Folks are always talking about 40 acres and a mule, but what we need is some psychoanalysis. Forget 40 acres in a mule: sign all of us up for some shrinks so we can get ourselves right by reflecting and… — LaTanya Richardson Copy Share Image
I've learned that all of us should be constantly mindful of what's going on around us. Sometimes I think we get pretty single-minded in our pursuits and forget that we really do need each other. We need to actively engage… — LaTanya Richardson Copy Share Image
There is no one American beauty or just one beautiful color in the pantheon, especially in regards to black people - there is no… — LaTanya Richardson Copy Share Image
I'm always in awe at how fast television is and how quickly you're called upon to be 100 percent invested in a character with… — LaTanya Richardson Copy Share Image
I didn't want my daughter brought up by nannies, and I didn't want her to feel I wasn't around. — LaTanya Richardson Copy Share Image
Atlanta was a welcoming presence for a lot of artists; they called it 'the Mecca of the South.' I got to see the Negro… — LaTanya Richardson Copy Share Image
I came to New York in 1974, when I graduated from college. And you had to use 'Backstage' because all of the auditions were… — LaTanya Richardson Copy Share Image
If I can stay centered, I'm basically going to be living in the world a happy person. — LaTanya Richardson Copy Share Image
In the theater, it's a visceral and physical response because you move around so much. You have to do something physical to pull you… — LaTanya Richardson Copy Share Image
Our joy was to do theater. And in some theaters, the only pay we got was tokens for carfare. — LaTanya Richardson Copy Share Image
From the moment I saw 'Camelot' as a kid, the organic inclination of performing before a live audience is raw and visceral. Once you're… — LaTanya Richardson Copy Share Image
I know it's a stock answer, but besides acting, I'd love to produce and direct. — LaTanya Richardson Copy Share Image
I think most Americans, when we're building a character, we look at the specificity of what that person is, in particular. — LaTanya Richardson Copy Share Image
