As she put it, they kind of have it all.

So we’re really excited."

She explained, “My idea of success has changed.

Regina Hall smiling

Hall toldHealththat her father’s death caused a profound perspective shift for her.

Hall explained, “That’s what led me to acting.

Since then, she has appeared in dozens movies and TV shows (perIMDb).

Regina Hall smiling

As she tells the tale, she decided to get one on her birthday.

In the end, the hyper one won out, and she named him Zeus.

Hall quickly understood the appeal of dogs.

Regina Hall attending an event

He wasn’t the dog I planned to get.

But he is the best and the cutest.”

Regina Hall has been particularly open about her crush on theDalai Lama.

Regina Hall smiling

She told theNew York Post, “He’s the cutest thing!”

I asked for a kiss.”

Hall doubled down on her crush when she was interviewed byThe Courier Mail.

Regina Hall smiling

But, he seems kind of, you know, stuck on being the Dalai Lama."

Though in all seriousness, it sounds like Hall has a tremendous respect for the leader.

As she put it, nuns seemed especially comforting to her.

Regina Hall posing

She explained, “They ran our school and were so smart.

They didn’t have to worry about what to wear.”

She said, “I thought I was good.

Regina Hall attending an event

She shared, “It didn’t at all.

It just made me look like a woman in a headwrap.”

She took a few months off of school following the program, unsure of what she wanted to do.

Regina Hall attending an event

Things changed completely after Hall’s father had a stroke, and her entire worldview changed.

He sadly died, which made the actress realize how delicate life really is.

She explained, “It was shocking.

Regina Hall with an updo

She said, “I’m actually a big fan of Elizabeth Taylor.

She was always someone who I felt had the combination of beauty and talent.”

She continued, “What I always loved [about] her was that she was elegant.

Regina Hall attending an event

She said, “My mom was diagnosed with scleroderma about six years ago.

It affects the skin and some other organs, and can take several forms.”

She’s been stair-climbing, she’s been walking.”

Regina Hall smiling

That is the period of exclamation point upon the sentence of her life.”

She said, “But that doesn’t mean that I think marriage wouldn’t be great.

She explained, “I try not to look at the gigantic picture.

Regina Hall wearing green dress

Instead, I’ll think, ‘What do I have to do next?’

That keeps me from getting overwhelmed.”

However, it turns out this wasn’t Hall’s first attempt at writing a script.

Regina Hall wearing a ponytail

She said, “Movies come out.

You gotta revamp it; we will.”

One of them concerns fellow star Brad Pitt, with whom she’d like to to work.

Regina Hall with short hair

Hall joked, “So I love Brad Pitt, and I want to work with Brad Pitt.

As she put it, the team she worked with was especially ideal.

As she said, putting her character together was quite the process.

Regina Hall smiling

She said, “As crazy as it sounds, Brenda was really real.

You weren’t playing the parody, you’re not playing the horror.”