Quotes

Set It Off was the little movie that could. That's the way I look at it. It was about four girls robbing a bank, which a lot of people thought, "Well, this could be a comedy. What is this really, really going to be about?" But I commend the director, F. Gary Gray, and the actresses. We sat down and took this little independent script that was really kind of poorly written, and shaped it and formed it and loved it and created a cult classic. I can't tell you how many people walk up to me today and say, "That Set It Off, I can sit down and watch it over and over. I know the movie's 10 years old, but I just love it. I still cry. I still feel you guys.

Set It Off gave me my street cred. Before Set It Off, I was the hot chick. I was out all night, I'd modeled before, and I think people saw me a little bit bougie. Like, the uppity pretty girl. Not knowing that I grew up two streets from the projects and I was, especially back then, as ghetto as the game. So I got my street cred. People were like, "Whoa! Wow, I never knew you could get like that."

My acting coach for Set It Off was Will Smith. And he was like, "Vivica. I want you to get this role." And I was like, "Will, they're making me audition for two roles!" And he was like, "Which roles?" And I was like, "For Frankie, and for T.T." And he was like, "You ain't T.T. You Frankie. So when you go in there, I want you to kill it." So I was like, "Okay, I'm ready, I'm gonna kill it." He coached me!