"I know for me like I have a reputation of being kind of tough, I have a reputation of also being the girl next door, kind of sweet but I have standards and my thing is, it's me on that screen and I don't have control over everything in this and I'm grateful and thankful"

Nia Long is revealing her appreciation for the chances she has actually been given up her career. She acknowledges that she has a credibility for being both tough as well as pleasant, which she is thankful for the chance to be seen on the screen. She additionally emphasizes that she has criteria which she doesn't have control over whatever in her profession. This quote shows that Nia Long is thankful for the possibilities she has been given, yet also that she knows her very own worth and is not ready to endanger her standards. It is a suggestion that despite the fact that we might not have control over everything, we can still be thankful for the opportunities we have been given and strive to maximize them.