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Nia Long

"I think for me to find that project is going to be something that I'm going to have to develop for myself."

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Donna Grant

"I don't find myself lobbying for projects. Filmmakers almost always come to me."

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Donna Grant

"I haven't been worried about my image so much as I have been trying to find projects to push myself further than before."

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Donna Grant

"Today, we are not just launching a project that will irrigate land and light up homes. We are reviving a region, restoring hope, renewing life and redefining Afghanistan's future. The dam is a generator not just of electricity but also of optimism and belief in the future of Afghanistan."

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Donna Grant

"There are no projects per se in the Computing Sciences Research Center."

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Donna Grant

"With any project there's one or two things that you really want to do and that's going to crack it."

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Donna Grant

"The main problem was a pacing problem. I had wanted the project to be about 20-30 issues, and I should have written it out as a full script beforehand."

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Donna Grant

"Chefs, as a whole, say yes to any project, fundraiser, or tasting because they have such a generous spirit."

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Donna Grant

"No matter what it is, pick yourself up and go on to the next project."

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Donna Grant

"That was the producer who produced a couple of my solo albums. He produced my second, third and fourth solo albums. It was his project and I just joined him on it. I sang on one and played bass on another one."

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Donna Grant

"The 'movement' is paramount, the concept of 'family' is the symbol we wish to project."

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Nia Long
"I have a four year old and I'm telling you we did Nickelodeon last night and he embarrassed me. It was like one of those moments when I couldn't believe my kid is acting like this. I just had to just like walk away from him because he was really pushing my buttons."

Acting

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Nia Long
"I'm not going to live my life unhappy and why should he and we talk about it and I think what's great about the film is that it shows is the meaning of family doesn't have to be as traditional as it once was, like you can make a family."

Family

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Nia Long
"I said 'Brian, no one is going to respect me as a mother after this.' He said, 'oh no, yes they will, this is a movie, don't worry about it.' But they're not."

Mother

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Nia Long
"First of all when you're a mommy like you like the consistency of being on a show like that's just peace of mind, I know I have financial, you know stability."

Peace

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Nia Long
"I think Nina Simone has had an amazing journey. She was spicy and she had attitude and she didn't care, she wanted her money in a paper bag and don't mess with me and I've been doing some research on that so."

Money

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Nia Long
"I took a little break - I was coming back to work and the last thing I was going to do was take a step backwards, so I knew that if I was going to take a feature it was going to have to be taking a step forward."

Work

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Nia Long
"They have the big ferris wheel and we've been out of town for two months, so he just was like, 'Mommy I want to go to Toys R Us and I don't care if you have a movie coming out and all that.' He was just being a kid. But I had to allow him to have that moment."

Being

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Nia Long
"I know for me like I have a reputation of being kind of tough, I have a reputation of also being the girl next door, kind of sweet but I have standards and my thing is, it's me on that screen and I don't have control over everything in this and I'm grateful and thankful."

Control

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Nia Long
"It took a long time to get that film made. I went in for it almost right after or like maybe six or seven months after I had my son and actually auditioned for the Regina King part and they just were like, 'No, you're just - you just don't really seem the part.'"

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Nia Long
"I think there are a lot of other actors that are just talented, it's just about this opportunity - it's just about when are we going to be put in those positions where we can shine."

Opportunity

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