I'm just vibrant. I try to bring that to everything I do.

Actors don't act, we're just being in a different circumstance and scenario.

All music now is influenced by Hip Hop. It's so deeply ingrained in the culture.

My family has always had Cape Verdean pride but I don't think it was something the kids in the family necessarily understood. However, I was very conscious of the fact that both sides of my family were drastically different and my aunts, cousins, and uncles varied in different shades of brown.

My friends are a crayola box. They highlight different colors of my being, representing different aspects of my personalty, I've noticed.

I surround myself with strong willed, courageous personalities, because I've got to be coached by the best.

My sister is 4 years older than me and I've always looked up to her, she was the girl I always wanted to be.