“It was a gift to have something else that I was passionate about, because at the end of the day, it comes down to the work and the art.”

— Regina King

On her role as Sister Night in the television series Watchmen in “The King of Queens: How Regina King Became A Hollywood Legend” https://www.essence.com/feature/regina-king-december-cover-star-interview/ in Essence Magazine (2019 Nov 20)

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“It was a gift to have something else that I was passionate about, because at the end of the day, it comes down to the work and the art.”

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