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Vivica A. Fox dreamed of being a model, but in order to receive her mother\u2019s blessing to move to Southern California, where the jobs were, she had to promise her one thing: She\u2019d go to college. <\/p>\n
So that\u2019s what she did. At 18, Fox left her hometown of Indianapolis for Huntington Beach, where she attended Golden West College and got an associate\u2019s degree in social sciences. On weekends, she\u2019d drive up to L.A. for auditions, getting her first taste of show business while dancing on Don Cornelius\u2019 iconic television series \u201cSoul Train<\/a>\u201d and later nabbing her first acting gig as Dr. Stephanie Simmons on \u201cYoung and the Restless,\u201d a role she recently reprised after more than 30 years. <\/p>\n In Sunday Funday, L.A. people give us a play-by-play of their ideal Sunday around town. Find ideas and inspiration on where to go, what to eat and how to enjoy life on the weekends.<\/p>\n \u201cThe rest is kind of history,\u201d says Fox, who went on to star in other hit films including \u201cKill Bill: Vol. 1,\u201d \u201cTwo Can Play That Game,\u201d \u201cSoul Food\u201d and \u201cSet It Off,\u201d which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. <\/p>\n Her latest project, \u201cIs God Is<\/a>,\u201d hits theaters Friday. Directed by Aleshea Harris, who wrote the award-winning play of the same name, the film follows twin sisters as they embark on a vengeful quest to find their abusive father, who left them for dead. Fox plays God, the twins\u2019 mother, a burn victim and domestic abuse survivor who gives her daughters a simple yet chilling instruction: \u201cMake your daddy dead. Real dead.\u201d Harris handpicked Fox for the role.<\/p>\n \u201cI just was so honored,\u201d Fox says. \u201cThen when I got the script and dove into it a little bit more, I was like \u2018Ooh, this is a way no one has ever seen me. This is going to be challenging.\u201d <\/p>\n She adds, \u201cI was like, \u2018Wow. We don\u2019t get things like this,\u2019 so it was honestly, for me, a no-brainer.\u201d <\/p>\n Sundays are the one day of the week where Fox can \u201cdo me,\u201d she says. Here\u2019s how she\u2019d spend it in L.A. <\/p>\n This interview has been lightly edited and condensed for length and clarity.<\/p>\n 6:30 a.m.: Quick coffee run <\/b><\/p>\n I\u2019m usually up by 6:30 or 7 a.m. I\u2019m an early bird because I\u2019m so used to either having to be on set or when my publicist, B.J., was living on the East Coast and I\u2019d have to respond to answer his emails in a timely manner. Once I\u2019m awake and settled, I\u2019d get some Starbucks<\/b><\/a>. I\u2019d order a venti white chocolate mocha with an extra shot of espresso, no whipped cream. I used to order kale bites, which I\u2019d eat with the meat from the sausage and egg sandwich, but they discontinued them so now I just get the sandwich. <\/p>\n 8 a.m.: Float in hot springs <\/b><\/p>\n I\u2019d head to the Beverly Hot Springs<\/b><\/a>. I would get a body care treatment. It\u2019s awesome because they rub you from head to toe with body oil, then they wash your hair and give you a cucumber and yogurt mask. After that, I would get a facial and float in the water. It is one of the only spas with natural, alkaline hot springs in L.A., so the water is just heavenly. <\/p>\n 2 p.m.: Margarita and caviar fries with a view <\/b><\/p>\n After that, I would meet with a friend, more than likely B.J., at the rooftop restaurant at Waldorf Astoria<\/b><\/a>. The reason why I love going there is because of the view. On a beautiful, clear day, you can see all of Los Angeles. It has a 360 view that is absolutely incredible. I would start off with the caviar fries and a spicy margarita with a tajin rim. Then I would do either the salmon with spinach or if it was a super cheat day, I\u2019d have a cheeseburger. <\/p>\n 4 p.m.: A Broadway show or a sports game <\/b><\/p>\n I\u2019d probably go home and take a short nap. But if my godson, Quentin Blanton Junior, is in town, I\u2019d go see him perform at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre<\/b><\/a>. He\u2019s playing little Michael in \u201cMJ: The Musical\u201d at the Pantages Theatre. [Editor\u2019s note: We interviewed Fox before the show ended earlier this month]. I\u2019m so proud of him. But if he\u2019s not performing, I\u2019d go to a Chargers or Lakers game. I\u2019m a sports junkie. I\u2019m from Indiana. We grow up on football and basketball. I\u2019ve always loved the Lakers. I remember going to the games back in the day in Inglewood because I used to live there. I used to walk to the games. That was the golden era of Magic and all those guys, then Kobe and them moved up to Staples, which is now Crypto<\/b><\/a>. <\/p>\n 9 p.m.: Nightcap before bed<\/b><\/p>\n <\/a> <\/p>\n
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