![]() You had a well-publicized feud with Precious director Lee Daniels, but you are still an Academy Award winner. I hope I live to at least 100. They might have to push me on stage, but I’m doing it. I expect to be an entertainer until the universe says it’s time for me to go to the next phase. Nothing I’ve ever done in my career outshines anything else, because it all comes from this little girl saying, ‘One day….’ I think if I put more weight on one thing than another, the universe will say, ‘Well, you didn’t appreciate the whole ride.’ I’ve never had a Plan B. I get asked on a daily basis, and I’m grateful for that. I mean, sometimes you’ve got to whip their ass, but you’ve got to be respectful if you want that respect in return.ĭo people still ask you about your roles in Precious and The Parkers sitcom? You’ve got to treat your children like you want your children to treat you. (She’s married to Sidney Hicks, and she has four children ranging in ages from 14 to 29.) Everything else is second priority. (Laughs)īesides the tour, what else are you working on these days?īeing the best wife and mommy I can possibly be. I don’t want to jeopardize your publication. Yeah, but I don’t know if you could print it. You know how you put that Red Hot on your food and it kicks in? It’s like that. You know what I always tell people when they ask me that? I say, ‘If you want to get to know me, come to a show.’ You don’t have to read about me, you ain’t got to get any secondhand information. So for those family members who’ve never seen you in concert before, what should they expect? “I know it’s a Thursday night and, oftentimes, we don’t get down until the weekend,” Mo’Nique acknowledges. “But come on out, and I guarantee you when Friday morning comes you’re going to be a different person because you’re going to go home and do some of the things I was talking about.” at Sound Board in MotorCity Casino Hotel for the start of her nationwide Comedy Night Out tour. So expect a family reunion of sorts when the Baltimore native returns to the Big D Thursday, Jan. ![]() They’ve never treated me like, ‘Oh, she’s a celebrity.’ They treat me like, ‘Oh, that’s family right there.’ That’s saying a lot, baby. I’ve met my mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, aunts, uncles and cousins there. The reason why, the Oscar-winning actress and comedian explains, is because, “They’ve always been like family to me, not like fans. “You know,” Mo’Nique claims, “I have never met a fan in Detroit.” And that doesn’t bother her one bit. ![]()
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