Quotes By Debra Wilson

Watched Star Wars in 77 and that's when I got into watching films. I was just blown away by it.

There is a class system in acting just like in anything else. Black females fall in a category below black male actors.

I face every project the same way - do it right and give 110%. 100% isn't good enough.

I got an early education from television.

I'm not the classic type - fair skin, very beautiful women of a classic type, I'm talking about now.

Singing was the big focus and outlet for me.

It's all about humanity, humility, and integrity.

We always performed for our church, but we also just performed whenever the family got together.

My family is very theatrical.

This business is all about being seen, and the more people see you the better.

Voice is my instrument.

My driving force is spirituality.

And I used to listen to a lot of jazz.

When I was five years old I knew I wanted to act.

My older sister Nikki went to Hampton music school in Virginia, then to another school later in New York.

People who don't use the tools given to them only injure themselves.

So many comics have such low self-esteem.

If you're going to do something, make it right and make it as good as you can. Don't waste anybody's time, especially your own.

I hated stand-up.

Chick Corea was a great influence on me, musically, as I was growing up.

I've played piano and guitar when I was younger.

I fit into the quirky, character class type of actor.

I was a shy little girl, nothing like what I am now.

I have to approach my life in this way so I can do what I need to do, and do it very well.