Lynn Whitfield

When I saw 'Breakfast at Tiffany's,' and Audrey Hepburn was standing in front of Tiffany's in this Givenchy dress, or when I…

— Lynn Whitfield

When men age, their love interests get younger. It doesn't stop them from doing different genres of stuff. As women age in…

— Lynn Whitfield

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

A spiritual relationship to me is much more about making your own connection to the divinity that you believe in and much…

— Lynn Whitfield

I think Marvin Gaye is one of the greatest American music icons. His 'What's Going On' is as fresh today as when…

— Lynn Whitfield

I have always been part of a family with a great appreciation for the arts.

— Lynn Whitfield

Josephine Baker is such an iconic woman that once you've touched her and she has touched you, it never goes away. I'm…

— Lynn Whitfield

I wanted to do what I was seeing Dorothy Dandridge doing, what I saw Marilyn Monroe do, what I saw Bette Davis…

— Lynn Whitfield

Many of the people I know and that you know are very complex human beings, and it's not all about race. Everything…

— Lynn Whitfield

Funny enough though, despite what Donald Trump has to say and the way African-American people are portrayed so often in media, African-American…

— Lynn Whitfield

I started at Howard in the drama department. At the same time, I was a fledgling member of the Black Repertory Company…

— Lynn Whitfield

I think that huge Christian institutions deal a lot with corruption. You see it happen with so many institutions. We've seen the…

— Lynn Whitfield

Law enforcement agents need to be vetted more thoroughly and psychologically and emotionally to see who they are, if they're really built…

— Lynn Whitfield

I am very loyal to the women I am fully licensed to.

— Lynn Whitfield

The life of an artist is always reproving what you can do, and I feel like there is still so much more…

— Lynn Whitfield

The metamorphosis of people is so interesting. I guess that's why everybody loves before and afters, throwback Thursdays, and all that kind…

— Lynn Whitfield

They call Howard University the 'capstone of black education.' Howard was one of the historically black colleges where people want to go…

— Lynn Whitfield

I think water seeks its own level, that we go through challenges to become better. And now more than ever, it's good…

— Lynn Whitfield

What I'm really praying is that we, as a people, understand that we are interdependent upon each other. We don't want police…

— Lynn Whitfield

We did a play in the third grade all about Winter not wanting to give over his throne to Spring. That was…

— Lynn Whitfield

I would love to do espionage like 'The Thomas Crown Affair,' that kind of thing. And I've always had a fascination with…

— Lynn Whitfield

I wouldn't want to be a mother that put blinders on and didn't see what was going on with my child. There…

— Lynn Whitfield

Even the toughest people have a backstory, and villains don't feel like they're the bad guys.

— Lynn Whitfield

I never studied interior design, but I'm a creative person. And what we surround ourselves with is very important - what makes…

— Lynn Whitfield

Apparently, I hear from people I always play strong women. I don't see them that way.

— Lynn Whitfield