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Sanaa Lathan recently shared her candid thoughts on relationships and Hollywood in a discussion with The Huffington Post.
On September 11, the 43-year-old actress will undoubtedly wow audiences when “The Perfect Guy,” in which she stars in alongside Michael Ealy and Morris Chestnut, debuts in theaters. The film follows Lathan’s character Leah, who is caught in the middle of a relationship triangle between two men.
While her character shifts through criteria for what constitutes the “perfect guy,” Lathan has some of her own — and it has a lot less to do with physical attributes.
When asked what qualities she looks for in a guy Lathan told HuffPost “I always kind of liked people from the inside out. I don’t really have a physical type,” she said. “It’s about how I feel with them — that certainly has to be somebody that knows how to communicate. I love long talks and philosophizing about life and art. I need somebody definitely with a sense of humor. Somebody who doesn’t take themselves too seriously.”
“And also somebody who’s confident — confident enough to stand by me and let me shine. Cause you know, it’s not easy. People think that they would want to be with somebody who’s an actress in the public eye, but the day-to-day reality of that can be challenging. Confidence is key,” she added.
Another highly imperfect area Lathan touched on is the persistent lack of minority representation in Hollywood and film.
