People Confuse The Person And The Part.

Loving God Is Like My Being Black. I Just Am. [no One Says] 'you Know What? I'm Gonna Be Blacker Today!' It's My Culture. It's Not Something I Put On Or Take Off Or Show More. You Just Communicate That In The Way You Live Your Life.

My Mom Was Always Pretty Supportive. She Saw Me Do Plays And She'd Always Act Out The Parts I Did.

The Three Things I Said When I Came Out Of School Were I Want To Work Consistently, I Want To Do Good Work And I Want To Be Paid Fairly, And That's Happened. But I Didn't Become An Actress For The Money. I Do It For Other Reasons.

I Remembered That Throughout My Growing Up And Education And Pursuing My Dreams And Desires, Going Into Acting, And, Of Course, Getting Through Yale University And On And On And On, That Being Average, Being Mediocre Was Not An Option That You Should Be Proud Of.

Drink A Bunch Of Water And Get Facials Regularly. I Take Care Of My Skin.