People Make Jokes About How Black People

People May Know Me From Films, But Theater Is My First Love. I Did About 35 Plays Before I Even Landed My First Screen Role. I'm Very Comfortable On Stage, And Theater Is Not Something You Can Just Wing.

Chemistry On Film Is Like Chemistry In Real Life, It's Either There Or It Isn't.

Like The Guy I Was Dating. White, Liberal, Educated. I Went To Meet His Family And I Think That They Probably Didn't Know They Had A Problem With It Until He Walked In With Me. And They Definitely Had Issues. Mom Had Issues With It. Could Not, Didn't Want To See Her Son. And I Don't Think She Had Anything Against Me. But It Was About Her Son Bringing Me Home. And I Felt That For The First Time. I Was Like, 'wow, That's Deep.' It's Really Simple: I Don't Fit Their Picture.

And Then There Was Moments With White Guy Where Like We Would Be In Harlem. There Would Be Five Brothers In The Corner, And This Is An Awful Feeling But You're Holding His Hand And You Want To Pull Your Hand Away Cause You Don't Want The Judgment. And You're Gonna Get The Judgment Even If It's Just In Looks. And The Black Men Are The Worst When It Comes To Judging.

I Really Prefer The Actual Experience Of Being Onstage And Living The Character From Beginning To End With The Energy Of The Audience. There's Nothing That Beats That Feeling, And Yet I Really Have Trouble With The Eight Shows A Week.