Comedian-slash-actress Carol Denise "Niecy" Nash, best known for her roles in "Selma" and "The Soul Man," hopes to serve the Lord with every role she plays.
"Every time I've gone on a set, my prayer is that I could be of service. My job is one thing... that's my due," she tells The Huffington Post. "But being of service is my 'who.' So showing up to say, 'Okay, God, how would you use me on that set? What is the environment for my 'who'? It's a duty for me to learn these words and go stand over there and be funny, but what would you have me do?"
Nash recently appeared in the Fox horror comedy series "Scream Queens," which also stars Emma Roberts, Lea Michele, Skyler Samuels, Billie Lourd, and Abigail Breslin, among many others. Nash says she loves being on sets like that because she can nurture these younger talents and become a mother figure for them.
"The thing of it is that I find myself in a very charming place because the characters and the sets that I'm on are all so different. When you work with a lot of young actresses, sometimes they need wisdom, sometimes they need guidance, sometimes they need counsel, sometimes they just need an ear. You move in a different way in that place," she explains.
Nash does not shy away from talking about her Christian faith, and she is a strong believer that Christianity can help bridge gaps and unite people from all walks of life. The actress earlier told CBN that it's very important for Christians with racial differences to unite in order to set a good example for the rest of the world.
"In your community, you may only ever see and hang around people who look like you, but in order for a lot of the stereotypes and a lot of this nonsense that people have their minds wrapped around to be dispelled, you've got to experience people," she said. "And if you start at a place of believers, I think that that will definitely help move the situation forward in the Spirit."
