Tika Sumpter

Yeah, it's like we think, you know, we love to talk about how kids are all the best things that kids have about us, you know? And I think sometimes we don't talk about the challenging things and the things that they mirror. Yes. Right? And so I wanted to...

Yeah, it's like we think, you know, we love to talk about how kids are all the best things that kids have about us, you know? And I think sometimes we don't talk about the challenging things and the things that they mirror. Yes. Right? And so I wanted to...

give parents a pass to say we all mess like i wanted to show them we mess up yes we all mess up and the mom had to actually apologize to the kids i didn't realize how much apologizing i've had to do as a mom wow to a child to a child yeah and I always, people, you know, some people are like, some people think they'll lose their power.

give parents a pass to say we all mess like i wanted to show them we mess up yes we all mess up and the mom had to actually apologize to the kids i didn't realize how much apologizing i've had to do as a mom wow to a child to a child yeah and I always, people, you know, some people are like, some people think they'll lose their power.

And I'm like, I am giving her the best power ever because she has a voice. Yes. Come on. You know, we talk about, we want our kids to have voices when they get older. If they don't have it when they're younger, it's going to be hard to find when they're older.

And I'm like, I am giving her the best power ever because she has a voice. Yes. Come on. You know, we talk about, we want our kids to have voices when they get older. If they don't have it when they're younger, it's going to be hard to find when they're older.

So, um, I just tried to create that world and I want parents and kids to have fun reading. I love when, uh, it's fun for me to watch something with my child when it's not, it's like, Oh my God, I'm gonna fall asleep or read something. And I'm like, not that book, please not that book.

So, um, I just tried to create that world and I want parents and kids to have fun reading. I love when, uh, it's fun for me to watch something with my child when it's not, it's like, Oh my God, I'm gonna fall asleep or read something. And I'm like, not that book, please not that book.

please not that book again I don't want to read it please mama please read it I'm like I don't want to read it you read it right read to me you read to me you know so yeah so Ella loves it and I hope you know other families do too

please not that book again I don't want to read it please mama please read it I'm like I don't want to read it you read it right read to me you read to me you know so yeah so Ella loves it and I hope you know other families do too

A blessing.

A blessing.

A blessing.

A blessing.

And what I love about Paramount, what they did was, even when I came in to read for it, it wasn't a normal audition. Really? No. It was, I walked in a room in a hotel with almost everybody from Paramount. Like, everybody. Wow. At this long table. And James Marsden was sitting there, and there were recording tapes here. I didn't know who any of these people were. I don't even know who the cast is.

And what I love about Paramount, what they did was, even when I came in to read for it, it wasn't a normal audition. Really? No. It was, I walked in a room in a hotel with almost everybody from Paramount. Like, everybody. Wow. At this long table. And James Marsden was sitting there, and there were recording tapes here. I didn't know who any of these people were. I don't even know who the cast is.

I didn't know who anyone was. I just walked in and I was kind of like, here, sit here. Here's your script. And I was like, okay. And we had a whole read through in front of everybody who was part of this thing. And then they were like, okay, great. Thank you. And I was like, okay, bye. Okay, bye. I don't know what's happening.

I didn't know who anyone was. I just walked in and I was kind of like, here, sit here. Here's your script. And I was like, okay. And we had a whole read through in front of everybody who was part of this thing. And then they were like, okay, great. Thank you. And I was like, okay, bye. Okay, bye. I don't know what's happening.

And then they called and they were like, they'd love for you to be part of it. That was it.

And then they called and they were like, they'd love for you to be part of it. That was it.