Regina King

I'm just really thankful to have the chance to portray a character you don't see every day.

A Modern Mom to me is not always someone that juggles a career and family. A Modern Mom is a woman who takes care of herself on the inside and the outside.

My mother was a single mom, and most of the women I know are strong.

I know in my own marriage I stayed in it to provide my son with what I thought was a stable background and to give him what I thought was the family life a child should have with two parents. But that isn't always the best way, and it took me taking my son to therapy after the divorce to really see it.

I learned a lot from my Mom. My favorite lesson: remember there is no such thing as a certain way to parent and to remember that you are learning along with your child - it's ok to make mistakes.

I stay in tune with my family and God.

You don't know what unconditional love is. You may say you do, but if you don't have a child, you don't know what that is. But when you experience it, it is the most fulfilling ever.

Athletes are very cool to me.

I never really loved school through junior high, but then I started running track my freshman year, and I was just like, 'Wow, this is cool!'