You know, so many people say TV makes you stupid. But it had the complete opposite effect on me. It kept me from having a really bad Southern accent.

I used to say that whenever people heard my Southern accent, they always wanted to deduct 100 IQ points.

I had a Southern accent but I had broken it so hard.

When you say, 'Southern,' or you speak about a southern accent, there's always that drawl, and usually from white people. That's what people associate with the South. But we're all different. The black southern accent is different.

You can't do Shakespeare with a Southern accent, honey.

They seem to be charmed by my Southern accent.