I'm hoping that the legacy of 'Girlfriends' is just that you can enjoy and connect to Joan, Maya, Toni, Lynn, and William and see your humanity reflected in theirs. That's what I'm hoping that it did. — Mara Brock Akil Copy Share Image
For me, I start at the place that my characters are human. I start at the place that they are onions that are layered… — Mara Brock Akil Copy Share
I often attribute my screenwriting to journalism because they drill in the who, what, when, where and why - but we really need to… — Mara Brock Akil Copy Share
That's what this industry is all about - supporting artists and supporting storytellers and hearing the audience for what they want and need. There… — Mara Brock Akil Copy Share
When I walk into a room, I know my storytelling has value and I have to sell my idea. I have to help people… — Mara Brock Akil Copy Share
I'm trying to talk about challenging subjects people might not like and trying to find relief as we discuss it. — Mara Brock Akil Copy Share
I've kinda been an off-Broadway sensation. There aren't a lot of lights or big marquees around my name or my work, yet my core… — Mara Brock Akil Copy Share
If you want something, work hard for it, go after it. I can't worry about all the 'no's, because I believe there's a yes,… — Mara Brock Akil Copy Share
I was nurtured by Ralph Farquhar and then, later, by Sara Finney-Johnson and Vida Spears, two black women. So, I actually was nurtured by… — Mara Brock Akil Copy Share
I think pregnancy, like life, is what you make it. I received a good hand. I'm thankful and blessed and so peaceful and can't… — Mara Brock Akil Copy Share
I went to journalism school, so sometimes writing the script of 'Being Mary Jane' is me putting my journalism hat on. — Mara Brock Akil Copy Share
It's funny that black men, at first, were worried about a show called 'Girlfriends' because they thought that black men were gonna get bashed.… — Mara Brock Akil Copy Share
I'm very connected and passionate about what I put out in the world, and I want to get things safely to shore. — Mara Brock Akil Copy Share
I'm not afraid of stereotypes. There are some truths to it - but the problem is that people keep sort of owning that one… — Mara Brock Akil Copy Share
