Taye Diggs and Michael Michele: open up about Kevin Hill, Hollywood and being sex symbols

Ebony, May, 2005 by Kevin Chappell

"I had to make a definitive choice early on in my career to play certain types of roles," she continues. "I would have probably worked more often, and perhaps larger roles, had I chosen ... female roles that were an extension of the male characters ... I chose another path."

In a way, the careers of both Diggs and Michele are very similar. And decades from now, when their acting careers are examined, both have no doubt how they would like to be remembered in a profession they have devoted much of their lives to. "With a certain sophistication, always classy," Diggs says.

Now, the only thing left to settle is a little game of one-on-one.