Love Is The Greatest Gift That God

Katherine Johnson Passion For Math, The Way I Light Up When I Get Asked Questions About Acting Is The Way Her Eyes Danced When She Talked About Math And How She Wanted People To Fall In Love With Numbers The Way That She Did. If I Had A Teacher Like That, I Could Have Been A Rocket Scientist.

I Talked To Katherine Johnson, And I Tried To Make It Weighty By Asking Things Like, "how As A Black Woman Did You Do Your Work In Nasa? They Were Misogynistic, And I'm Sure You Got Called The N-word." She Was Just Like, "well, That Was The Way It Was. I Just Did My Job. I Wanted To Do My Job." She Was Just So Humble.

I'm Constantly Proving Myself. I Have To Always Prove Myself. There Are Roles Where I Feel Like, "that Should Have Been A Straight Offer. Why Am I Having To Call My People And Fight For It?"

It's An Important Moment [win An Emmy]. I Just Feel Like I Want It To Happen Tonight, Either For Myself Or Viola [davis] So We Can Get Past It, So It's Not Big News Anymore. I Mean, It Is 2015. We Have A Black President.

My First Big Heartbreak Proved To Me That What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger.