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title: "2 Leading Lady Quotes By Sanaa Lathan"
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> [I think I'm a character actress in a leading lady's body, but the industry doesn't really see me that way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanaa-lathan/i-think-i-m-a-character-actress-in-a-leading-lady-s-body-but-the/)

[Sanaa Lathan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanaa-lathan/)

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> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanaa-lathan/i-come-from-the-theater-and-i-ve-done-a-lot-of-character-work-in-the/)

[Sanaa Lathan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanaa-lathan/)

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## More by Sanaa Lathan

> [People are going to always have their opinions whether you date a black man or not. I've had girlfriends, family members comment on black…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanaa-lathan/people-are-going-to-always-have-their-opinions-whether-you-date-a/)

[Sanaa Lathan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanaa-lathan/)

> [Im loving the ingredients that are in Pantene, and it smells so good, and thats important to me. It has cassia and aloe vera.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanaa-lathan/im-loving-the-ingredients-that-are-in-pantene-and-it-smells-so-good/)

[Sanaa Lathan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanaa-lathan/)

> [I had never picked up a basketball before. I went through a grueling audition process. It was almost as if I was learning to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanaa-lathan/i-had-never-picked-up-a-basketball-before-i-went-through-a-grueling/)

[Sanaa Lathan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanaa-lathan/)

> [There is a lot of struggle in being an actor; you need so much emotional strength, no matter what level of stardom you have,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanaa-lathan/there-is-a-lot-of-struggle-in-being-an-actor-you-need-so-much/)

[Sanaa Lathan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanaa-lathan/)

> [I'm loving the ingredients that are in Pantene, and it smells so good, and that's important to me. It has cassia and aloe vera.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanaa-lathan/i-m-loving-the-ingredients-that-are-in-pantene-and-it-smells-so-good/)

[Sanaa Lathan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanaa-lathan/)

> [I wouldn't want anyone to destroy the earth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanaa-lathan/i-wouldn-t-want-anyone-to-destroy-the-earth/)

[Sanaa Lathan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanaa-lathan/)

> [Like the guy I was dating. White, liberal, educated. I went to meet his family and I think that they probably didn't know they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanaa-lathan/like-the-guy-i-was-dating-white-liberal-educated-i-went-to-meet-his/)

[Sanaa Lathan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanaa-lathan/)

> [If you're in love and there's that chemistry, that's what it's all about.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanaa-lathan/if-you-re-in-love-and-there-s-that-chemistry-that-s-what-it-s-all/)

[Sanaa Lathan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanaa-lathan/)

> [I've never gotten any complaints about my headscarf from a man. You can be sexy with a head wrap!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanaa-lathan/i-ve-never-gotten-any-complaints-about-my-headscarf-from-a-man-you/)

[Sanaa Lathan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanaa-lathan/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanaa-lathan/when-you-re-on-a-set-it-can-be-very-tedious-and-slow-it-s-just-not-as/)

[Sanaa Lathan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanaa-lathan/)

> [To make a movie is very grueling at times. Long, long hours and cold weather.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanaa-lathan/to-make-a-movie-is-very-grueling-at-times-long-long-hours-and-cold/)

[Sanaa Lathan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanaa-lathan/)

> [People make jokes about how black people are the first ones to be killed off.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanaa-lathan/people-make-jokes-about-how-black-people-are-the-first-ones-to-be/)

[Sanaa Lathan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanaa-lathan/)

> [I have dated all races, and I believe you should be free to do whatever you want.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanaa-lathan/i-have-dated-all-races-and-i-believe-you-should-be-free-to-do/)

[Sanaa Lathan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanaa-lathan/)

> [There's a lot of Kenya that's not like me. I like Birkenstocks, granola, my dog Pops.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanaa-lathan/there-s-a-lot-of-kenya-that-s-not-like-me-i-like-birkenstocks-granola/)

[Sanaa Lathan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanaa-lathan/)

> [ My characteristics \[of Ideal Black Man.\] aren't as specific. I'm more general. I'm more like, I have to be able to talk to him.… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanaa-lathan/my-characteristics-of-ideal-black-man-aren-t-as-specific-i-m-more/)

[Sanaa Lathan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanaa-lathan/)

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