Debra Wilson quotes:

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

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

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.

So many comics have such low self-esteem.

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

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

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

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

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

Singing was the big focus and outlet for me.

Voice is my instrument.

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

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

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

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

My family is very theatrical.

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.

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

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.