Retta (Marietta Sangai Sirleaf) Quotes

When I started, it was all meter maids or the sassy nurse, or the sassy receptionist in the hospital. And I felt like: Are those the only jobs that large, black women have?

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I started as a teenager going up on commercials.

Fran Drescher
- Up
- Teenager
- Going
I did a sitcom with Desi Arnaz Jr. in a pilot called 'Whacked Out.' We were bombing, and Lucille Ball grabbed the mic and started berating the audience.

Dana Carvey
- Audience
- Started
- Pilot
I started at Pixar the month 'Monsters Inc.' came out.

Dan Scanlon
- Started
- Monsters
- Month
My mum was a nurse, and her passion was geriatric care. I used to love listening to the old people's stories in her nursing home and picturing myself in their place. They'd say, 'I went to school in a horse and cart,' and I'd just think 'Wow!' I'd picture myself in their place - acting was a natural progression.

Olivia Colman
- People
- School
- Love
Both of my parents had a change of career. My mum was a nurse, and now she's a college lecturer.

Laura Fraser
- She
- Career
- Parents
Consider this: I can go to Antarctica and get cash from an ATM without a glitch, but should I fall ill during my travels, a hospital there could not access my medical records or know what medications I am on.

Nathan Deal
- Medical
- Cash
- Hospital