The death of Whitney Houston shook the world including “Being Mary Jane” star, Gabrielle Union. But it particularly taught her an important life lesson. In a recent interview, Gabrielle Union said
“If you’ve ever seen “Being Mary Jane,” you know her character is messy and she rarely makes the right decisions. But, I would be lying if I said I didn’t enjoy watching her mess. I consistently holler at the screen; but at the end of the day I know quite a few women are battling those same issues, in less dramatic ways”.
The actress said that she happens to love playing a character that is messy.;
“Within one scene I could be, you know, showing a bunch of different colors, and I’ve never been challenged like this. I’ve never been this gratified with my work. Ever.” “I don’t want to play perfect characters that are wholesome role models and everything to everyone and have all the right answers and who can get out of a terrorist cell with their bra,”
She also said on the day Whitney died, she was in a meeting with Salim Akil,the executive producer for “Being Mary Jane” and his team. Akil had also directed Whitney Houston in Sparkle.
“They had just done ‘Sparkle’ with her. … and there were so many people in that room and we were having this great conversation about basically my caree
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“I felt like a lazy actress. … You get complacent, and when the checks arecoming in it’s like, ‘Eh, maybe I’ll get to challenge myself next week.’ The next thing you know years have gone by and you’ve not really done anything that feeds your soul.“And then there’s this.”
