I wanted to do what I was seeing Dorothy Dandridge doing, what I saw Marilyn Monroe do, what I saw Bette Davis do. I wanted to do that: to tell stories. I wanted to make people laugh, make people cry.… — Lynn Whitfield Copy Share Image
When I saw 'Breakfast at Tiffany's,' and Audrey Hepburn was standing in front of Tiffany's in this Givenchy dress, or when I saw 'All… — Lynn Whitfield Copy Share Image
When men age, their love interests get younger. It doesn't stop them from doing different genres of stuff. As women age in film, you… — Lynn Whitfield Copy Share Image
At consignment shops, I can collect things reasonably, and it's joyful. My dining room table was $75, and I'm so proud. It's beautiful. — Lynn Whitfield Copy Share Image
A spiritual relationship to me is much more about making your own connection to the divinity that you believe in and much less about… — Lynn Whitfield Copy Share Image
I think Marvin Gaye is one of the greatest American music icons. His 'What's Going On' is as fresh today as when he did… — Lynn Whitfield Copy Share Image
I have always been part of a family with a great appreciation for the arts. — Lynn Whitfield Copy Share Image
Josephine Baker is such an iconic woman that once you've touched her and she has touched you, it never goes away. I'm stuck with… — Lynn Whitfield Copy Share Image
I wanted to do what I was seeing Dorothy Dandridge doing, what I saw Marilyn Monroe do, what I saw Bette Davis do. I… — Lynn Whitfield Copy Share Image
Many of the people I know and that you know are very complex human beings, and it's not all about race. Everything isn't a… — Lynn Whitfield Copy Share Image
Funny enough though, despite what Donald Trump has to say and the way African-American people are portrayed so often in media, African-American people can… — Lynn Whitfield Copy Share Image
I started at Howard in the drama department. At the same time, I was a fledgling member of the Black Repertory Company in Washington,… — Lynn Whitfield Copy Share Image
I think that huge Christian institutions deal a lot with corruption. You see it happen with so many institutions. We've seen the questions with… — Lynn Whitfield Copy Share Image
