There's always something to suggest that you'll never be who you wanted to be. Your choice is to take it or keep on moving. Phylicia Rashad choicemovesuggest Change image and share on social
Every role affords me something different in the way of understanding, and that's really why you take these roles, not to show that thing that people talk about of showing what you can do - that has nothing to do with anything. Phylicia Rashad affordpeoplerole share on social
If the playwright knew every little thing about his play, why bother? There must be discovery all the time, otherwise why bother to do it? Phylicia Rashad botherdiscoveryknow Change image and share on social
Any time women come together with a collective intention, it's a powerful thing. Whether it's sitting down making a quilt, in a kitchen preparing a meal, in a club reading the same book, or around the table playing cards, or planning a birthday party, when women come together with a collective intention, magic happens. Phylicia Rashad birthdaybookcard share on social
Let me just say that to imagine racism does not exist is imagination. And to imagine that it does not create its own set of problems is true imagination. So let's not imagine that racism is gone, extinguished, because it's not. We are seeing this in the top levels of the political arena, and we are seeing it very, very plainly. Phylicia Rashad arenacreateexist share on social
Things have a way of moving to the left, and then they move back to the right before somebody finds themselves in the center. That seems to be the nature of the creative world. It's not stagnant. I don't get upset about it. Phylicia Rashad backcentercreative share on social
Historically, if you look at great civilizations, why do they crumble? Is it because of what's outside or because of something internal? It's always internal. It is. Phylicia Rashad civilizationcrumblegreat Change image and share on social
A person can be big, because of spirit. A person can be big because of their position in the family, the hierarchy in the family. That role has been played by women who are quite thin. Phylicia Rashad bigfamilyhierarchy Change image and share on social
As artists, we do the work that we do. Receiving an award or not receiving an award in no way diminishes one's talent or value. Phylicia Rashad artistawarddiminish Change image and share on social