The right way to have the very best Sunday in L.A, in accordance with Vivica A. Fox

Vivica A. Fox dreamed of being a mannequin, however with the intention to obtain her mom’s blessing to maneuver to Southern California, the place the roles had been, she needed to promise her one factor: She’d go to school.

So that’s what she did. At 18, Fox left her hometown of Indianapolis for Huntington Beach, the place she attended Golden West College and bought an affiliate’s diploma in social sciences. On weekends, she’d drive as much as L.A. for auditions, getting her first style of present enterprise whereas dancing on Don Cornelius’ iconic tv sequence “Soul Train” and later nabbing her first performing gig as Dr. Stephanie Simmons on “Young and the Restless,” a job she not too long ago reprised after greater than 30 years.

“The rest is kind of history,” says Fox, who went on to star in different hit movies together with “Kill Bill: Vol. 1,” “Two Can Play That Game,” “Soul Food” and “Set It Off,” which celebrates its thirtieth anniversary this yr.

Her newest venture, “Is God Is,” hits theaters Friday. Directed by Aleshea Harris, who wrote the award-winning play of the identical title, the movie follows twin sisters as they embark on a vengeful quest to seek out their abusive father, who left them for useless. Fox performs God, the twins’ mom, a burn sufferer and home abuse survivor who provides her daughters a easy but chilling instruction: “Make your daddy dead. Real dead.” Harris handpicked Fox for the function.

“I just was so honored,” Fox says. “Then when I got the script and dove into it a little bit more, I was like ‘Ooh, this is a way no one has ever seen me. This is going to be challenging.”

She provides, “I was like, ‘Wow. We don’t get things like this,’ so it was honestly, for me, a no-brainer.”

Sundays are the at some point of the week the place Fox can “do me,” she says. Here’s how she’d spend it in L.A.

This interview has been evenly edited and condensed for size and readability.

6:30 a.m.: Quick espresso run

I’m normally up by 6:30 or 7 a.m. I’m an early chook as a result of I’m so used to both having to be on set or when my publicist, B.J., was dwelling on the East Coast and I’d have to reply to reply his emails in a well timed method. Once I’m awake and settled, I’d get some Starbucks. I’d order a venti white chocolate mocha with an additional shot of espresso, no whipped cream. I used to order kale bites, which I’d eat with the meat from the sausage and egg sandwich, however they discontinued them so now I simply get the sandwich.

8 a.m.: Float in scorching springs

I’d head to the Beverly Hot Springs. I’d get a physique care therapy. It’s superior as a result of they rub you from head to toe with physique oil, then they wash your hair and provide you with a cucumber and yogurt masks. After that, I’d get a facial and float within the water. It is likely one of the solely spas with pure, alkaline scorching springs in L.A., so the water is simply heavenly.

2 p.m.: Margarita and caviar fries with a view

After that, I’d meet with a good friend, greater than possible B.J., on the rooftop restaurant at Waldorf Astoria. The cause why I like going there’s due to the view. On a fantastic, clear day, you’ll be able to see all of Los Angeles. It has a 360 view that’s completely unbelievable. I’d begin off with the caviar fries and a spicy margarita with a tajin rim. Then I’d do both the salmon with spinach or if it was a brilliant cheat day, I’d have a cheeseburger.

4 p.m.: A Broadway present or a sports activities sport

I’d most likely go residence and take a brief nap. But if my godson, Quentin Blanton Junior, is on the town, I’d go see him carry out on the Hollywood Pantages Theatre. He’s enjoying little Michael in “MJ: The Musical” on the Pantages Theatre. [Editor’s note: We interviewed Fox before the show ended earlier this month]. I’m so pleased with him. But if he’s not performing, I’d go to a Chargers or Lakers sport. I’m a sports activities junkie. I’m from Indiana. We develop up on soccer and basketball. I’ve all the time beloved the Lakers. I keep in mind going to the video games again within the day in Inglewood as a result of I used to stay there. I used to stroll to the video games. That was the golden period of Magic and all these guys, then Kobe and them moved as much as Staples, which is now Crypto.

9 p.m.: Nightcap earlier than mattress

I’d finish my Sunday with an evening cap on the Delta Club on the Lakers sport. I’d have a glass of wine earlier than heading residence, then I’d drink a Lacroix to hydrate. I attempt to be within the mattress positively earlier than midnight.