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  • On initially rejecting the role: "I was like, 'This is stupid.' Hip-hop — dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb. But then I started to think, Cookie is going to piss so many people off! She hits her son with a broom; she talks back. Clearly, this was a challenge."
  • On the criticism she's gotten: "When I hear that Cookie is a bad representation of black women, I don't get involved. Maybe Cookie makes you uncomfortable because she reminds you of yourself. People miss the bigger picture when they start judging."
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