Bet You Didn’t Know: Secrets Behind The Making Of “Just Wright”

Phylicia Rashad on being a mother

In an interview with Afrobella, Phylicia Rashad explains why she was attracted to this role:

“The script was well written, I thought the concept was just great, and it was just so much fun! For the past few years I’ve been working in very dramatic productions on the stage, and this was an opportunity to lighten up again and I liked that.”

And then, in an interview with Because I Said So, Rashad explained how she’s always being compared to the Clair Huxtable character and how she approaches playing a maternal figure in her work.

“People always ask about the Claire Huxtable character in everything that is done. How does she compare to me as a person? How is she different from this particular mother? The thing about being a mother is just being a mother. For me, it isn’t rocket science. Being a mother is heartfelt, whether you are a good one, or a bad one. (In Just Wright) the mother understands that the son is a man, and he’s still the son. I can say that for myself: My son is a grown man, but he’s still my child. Mothers just feel that way. It doesn’t change.”