When I first came to Los Angeles, I was a teacher in Compton. I know how in need schools are around the country. Kym Whitley More Quotes by Kym Whitley More Quotes From Kym Whitley As an actress, our hours can be grueling, and like any mother that has a career or job, it is difficult. Balancing spending time with your child in the morning and after they come home from daycare/school before is the key. Kym Whitley motherhometimemorning After my episode of 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' ran, Larry David and JJ Abrams were like, 'I discovered her,' but I was like 'Hold up. Please. I'm from 'Next Friday.' Everybody knows me!' Kym Whitley yourmefridayenthusiasm It feels like I'm in a swimming pool, and I am constantly trying to stay above water. Sometimes I feel like I'm slipping, and you try to come up for air, and that's how it is when looking for the next role. Kym Whitley i-amlookingyouwater So many people are busy working now, but we need to go back to the old days when grandma and the neighbors helped raise the children, and we were all the better for it. Kym Whitley betterbusychildrenpeople A woman is a woman. A woman has male problems, has job problems, and I think funny is funny. Kym Whitley womanproblemsjobfunny I'm always fighting with profanity and Christian comedy. I'm telling you, it's always a fight. Because my father said to me, he said, 'Well, Kym, I feel like comics and people that use profanity, you have a lack of vocabulary, actually, a whole lot.' Kym Whitley meyoufatherpeople The OWN network is all about inspiring and enlightening. Kym Whitley networkaboutowninspiring Of course I watch 'Life with La Toya' on OWN. Kym Whitley watchcourseownlife I believe that people just want to laugh and have a good time. Kym Whitley laughgoodtimepeople I am a different kind of celebrity; I don't have the big, giant house, the fancy cars, and all the designer stuff. I am just a girl from Cleveland. Kym Whitley celebrityi-amgirlhouse I didn't know that my son had allergies until he spit up eggs one day, and one day he had a little peanut butter and his face swelled up. I took him to get tested and found out that he is allergic to everything. Kym Whitley facedayknowson My parenting style is probably like that of my parents, because you do how you learn. My mother was very nurturing and loving, but very stern. She was a disciplinary. My dad was also very loving. Kym Whitley youparentingstylemother I come from a long line of architects. I'm the only one who did not become an architect, but I've been around the drawing aspect and construction my whole life. Kym Whitley constructiondrawinglifelong I think the arts are absolutely necessary for children to be creative and express themselves because every child is different. Kym Whitley childthinkcreativechildren We still have to create things for African American women. Just like Tyler Perry is doing it, we can't wait for things to happen; you have to go and make and create roles and go to people. Kym Whitley waityouwomenpeople 'College Road Trip' is colorless. It's not a black film. It's not a white film. Kym Whitley roadblackcollegewhite I'm not cheap, I'm thrifty. Kym Whitley cheapthrifty It's so much easier when you're a size two or three to just slip on anything. But a big girl, sometimes you've got to strap some stuff down! Kym Whitley downyougirlsometimes I've always had an entourage. Even when I was a little kid, I had a lot of little children following around me. Kym Whitley kidmealwayschildren My parents were funny. My brothers were funny. We just laughed and had a good time. Growing up, it breeds that. It breeds your funny. It breeds your creativity. Kym Whitley goodcreativitytimefunny
