I think Hollywood is so driven by money, the people who are making the decisions are not necessarily reflective of the melting pot, so what stories are you going to want to tell? You’re going to want to tell stories about yourself. – Sanaa Lathan
I’ll eventually go back to theater because the feeling of being on stage where you have the audience right there, you can’t replace that with anything. – Sanaa Lathan
My dad is a director/producer and my mom is a dancer; she performed with Alvin Ailey, but I didn’t even think about becoming an actress. – Sanaa Lathan
I think I’m a character actress in a leading lady’s body, but the industry doesn’t really see me that way. – Sanaa Lathan
The Alien is gross, scary. There is something in a human being that looks at them and sees it as a cockroach. You can never feel nurturing towards the cockroach. – Sanaa Lathan
When you’re on a set it can be very tedious and slow. It’s just not as big as when you see it on film. – Sanaa Lathan
CGI is done after the film is done. It’s through the computer. Most of the film is not computer-generated special effects. Most of it is that creature that is in the room with you. – Sanaa Lathan
In 1979, Alien came out and Sigourney was in it with a bunch a guys. Nobody at that time expected the woman to be the hero, so that was a tradition that started. – Sanaa Lathan
I liked the fact that there were so many different representations of black women and black men in the movie. It wasn’t like we all had the same agenda. – Sanaa Lathan
There is a lot of struggle in being an actor; you need so much emotional strength, no matter what level of stardom you have, that it’s nice to have something steady. – Sanaa Lathan
I really prefer the actual experience of being onstage and living the character from beginning to end with the energy of the audience. There’s nothing that beats that feeling, and yet I really have trouble with the eight shows a week. – Sanaa Lathan
People may know me from films, but theater is my first love. I did about 35 plays before I even landed my first screen role. I’m very comfortable on stage, and theater is not something you can just wing. – Sanaa Lathan
I got nominated for a Tony, which was a complete surprise. It was an experience that I will always cherish. – Sanaa Lathan
Being strong can be also feminine. I don’t think feminine equals being weak. Being strong is very sexy. – Sanaa Lathan
I had never picked up a basketball before. I went through a grueling audition process. It was almost as if I was learning to walk. It would be like teaching somebody to dance ballet for a role. – Sanaa Lathan
I didn’t get to see Predator until halfway through shooting. It was great to get an education while I was shooting because it made me excited to be part of this legacy. – Sanaa Lathan
I’m loving the ingredients that are in Pantene, and it smells so good, and that’s important to me. It has cassia and aloe vera. The cassia flower is really good for strengthening hair strands and the aloe is wonderful for moisturizing. – Sanaa Lathan
In terms of facial creams or lotions, I try to switch it up and stay as natural as possible. l like Le Mer facial cream for when I have an event. It’s very rich and sometimes too rich for some people, but I like it. – Sanaa Lathan
The great thing about the stage is that you have a structured month-long rehearsal period where you’re going in every day. You have to have lots of run-throughs with theater because there are no second takes in front of a live audience. – Sanaa Lathan
I love going to the movies and getting Raisinets, a big tub of popcorn and a Coke. That’s definitely a guilty pleasure because I can’t be doing that all the time. – Sanaa Lathan
