Erika Alexander

Yeah, the coat.

Yeah, the coat.

I've got to say thank you because, again, she comes on in that studio and she anchors the show. And so to hear that from this beautiful woman and to even know that that's even a little bit true makes me feel really good because I'm telling you.

I've got to say thank you because, again, she comes on in that studio and she anchors the show. And so to hear that from this beautiful woman and to even know that that's even a little bit true makes me feel really good because I'm telling you.

I appreciate it.

I appreciate it.

Can we ask a bit, and this may be too personal, because you grew up in front of the world and It makes sense that you might feel that you were floundering. How do you describe the floundering word? Like, what were you feeling?

Can we ask a bit, and this may be too personal, because you grew up in front of the world and It makes sense that you might feel that you were floundering. How do you describe the floundering word? Like, what were you feeling?

Of course. Because I didn't get a chance to say it. It's your show. You're right. This would have been very close to the beginning. And when we auditioned for Living Single, my dad had died a month before. And I promise you, I didn't feel like that inside. In fact, I don't even remember so much of being there because somehow I think I just numb myself.

Of course. Because I didn't get a chance to say it. It's your show. You're right. This would have been very close to the beginning. And when we auditioned for Living Single, my dad had died a month before. And I promise you, I didn't feel like that inside. In fact, I don't even remember so much of being there because somehow I think I just numb myself.

And you just do what's in front of you. You don't get a chance to sort of, you say, feel or even have moments because somebody's hired you for a job. Thank you, Amber. And now you have to produce results. Thanks. And never talked about it. Never even mentioned it. I don't think anybody mentioned or it didn't come up. So I think that's, frankly, if I was to speak about becoming.

And you just do what's in front of you. You don't get a chance to sort of, you say, feel or even have moments because somebody's hired you for a job. Thank you, Amber. And now you have to produce results. Thanks. And never talked about it. Never even mentioned it. I don't think anybody mentioned or it didn't come up. So I think that's, frankly, if I was to speak about becoming.

I had spent a little time, not as long as you, being a teenage actor and feeling that I was failing because the stress of it was killing me to be perfect. And if I just allowed myself to play, especially on the Cosby show, because I didn't feel funny. I didn't feel I did anything funny or anything to deserve that role. But here, because I didn't feel anyone was watching me.

I had spent a little time, not as long as you, being a teenage actor and feeling that I was failing because the stress of it was killing me to be perfect. And if I just allowed myself to play, especially on the Cosby show, because I didn't feel funny. I didn't feel I did anything funny or anything to deserve that role. But here, because I didn't feel anyone was watching me.

They were all watching y'all. You had Latifah, Kim. Y'all were William Morris clients. I'm coming in in a space that no one's checking for me. And so I had freedom. And I always thought, good, let them watch them. I'm going to do this over here. So I'm saying it's a beautiful thing what you're saying, but it's not how I felt. Man, this is a downer. Can I have some gin and tonic or something?

They were all watching y'all. You had Latifah, Kim. Y'all were William Morris clients. I'm coming in in a space that no one's checking for me. And so I had freedom. And I always thought, good, let them watch them. I'm going to do this over here. So I'm saying it's a beautiful thing what you're saying, but it's not how I felt. Man, this is a downer. Can I have some gin and tonic or something?

God, give us a Negroni. It's not a downer, but you know what I mean?

God, give us a Negroni. It's not a downer, but you know what I mean?

Yeah. Just show her once, do it. She would sit there and read while we learned lines. She would read her own books and stuff. And you would get mad. You're like, you don't need it, Fields. You don't need it. You don't need it, Fields. I got it. I got it.

Yeah. Just show her once, do it. She would sit there and read while we learned lines. She would read her own books and stuff. And you would get mad. You're like, you don't need it, Fields. You don't need it. You don't need it, Fields. I got it. I got it.