Being in the Girl Scouts took me out of the projects environment and showed me different things. Loni Love Read Quote
The president of CBS handpicked me for the ‘Star Search’ revival, which Arsenio Hall hosted. He picked 12 comics, and I was the only female. I always look to that as inspiration. Loni Love Read Quote
People are getting picked up off the street and getting a show, and it’s because we’re not using the people that are trying to be entertainers – use more of them. Loni Love Read Quote
Mom was a nurse’s aide. She worked in various hospitals. She took care of us that way, and we ate government cheese. I survived. Loni Love Read Quote
Black women know that we’ve got to take care of it – so we take care of it. It’s just embedded in us. Loni Love Read Quote
I think that, for so long, there was only one type of actor, and now you see these different colors, different people, different shapes and different sizes. It just makes it more interesting. Loni Love Read Quote
I don’t have a lot of time for television because I am making it, so it’s really hard for me to sit down. But when I do get a chance, I try to catch up on ‘Scandal,’ ‘Empire’ and ‘black-ish.’ Loni Love Read Quote
In ‘Mother’s Day,’ which is directed by legendary director Garry Marshall, I play a mother figure to the character played by Jason Sudeikis from ‘Saturday Night Live.’ He’s a widower, and I’m a mother who’s helping him to get over the loss of his wife. Loni Love Read Quote
I did all this standup comedy in college, and from that point on, I tried to develop myself and get my name back out there. Loni Love Read Quote
