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 it. Lynn Whitfield More Quotes by Lynn Whitfield More Quotes From Lynn Whitfield I never studied interior design, but I'm a creative person. And what we surround ourselves with is very important - what makes you feel happy, what makes your senses feel good. Lynn Whitfield feel good you happy 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 About Eve,' I thought that period was just fabulous. I mean, who would not want to walk down the stairs with their hands in their pockets, and say, 'Fasten your seat belts, it's going to be a bumpy ride.' Lynn Whitfield dress walk ride breakfast The metamorphosis of people is so interesting. I guess that's why everybody loves before and afters, throwback Thursdays, and all that kind of thing. Lynn Whitfield why throwback people interesting The life of an artist is always reproving what you can do, and I feel like there is still so much more to do. Because I still enjoy it, and I'm not one of those actors who feels like, 'Oh, I've arrived and you should worship at my altar,' kind of thing. Lynn Whitfield feel you enjoy life I think water seeks its own level, that we go through challenges to become better. And now more than ever, it's good to look at who you're following in any type of hierarchy or institution - be it a church or the government. We can see how easy it is for people to lose their footing when they have great power. Lynn Whitfield good you power water What I'm really praying is that we, as a people, understand that we are interdependent upon each other. We don't want police to leave; we want policing in our world. But I think that people aren't comfortable with each other. Lynn Whitfield think police people world Apparently, I hear from people I always play strong women. I don't see them that way. Lynn Whitfield women strong people way A spiritual relationship to me is much more about making your own connection to the divinity that you believe in and much less about the person - the shepherd - who's overseeing it all. Lynn Whitfield me you relationship believe I wouldn't want to be a mother that put blinders on and didn't see what was going on with my child. There can be huge consequences to such a thing. Lynn Whitfield child see mother want I would love to do espionage like 'The Thomas Crown Affair,' that kind of thing. And I've always had a fascination with madams. It's interesting to me what that institution is like, how those women are. Lynn Whitfield crown me women love 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 have a leaning to be very conservative. Lynn Whitfield media funny people way 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 Catholicism, we've seen the questions with some other mega churches that really do exist. Lynn Whitfield see think you corruption 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 question of race. Everything isn't a question of economics at the very base level. Lynn Whitfield know you economics people I have always been part of a family with a great appreciation for the arts. Lynn Whitfield great always family appreciation 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 things i-can proud beautiful 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. I wanted to be a storyteller. Lynn Whitfield laugh doing cry people I am very loyal to the women I am fully licensed to. Lynn Whitfield i-am very women loyal We did a play in the third grade all about Winter not wanting to give over his throne to Spring. That was my first title role, and I took full advantage of it. I felt like there was no one else on that stage but Ms. Spring. Lynn Whitfield stage play winter spring Law enforcement agents need to be vetted more thoroughly and psychologically and emotionally to see who they are, if they're really built for fairness in all communities. Lynn Whitfield need more see law Even the toughest people have a backstory, and villains don't feel like they're the bad guys. Lynn Whitfield feel bad like people
