It's crazy how intelligent kids can be at a very young age and how they know what they know.

Sometimes survival seems like submitting. And that's really hard on the spirit.

I enjoy being surprised.

The introduction of Harriet Tubman is going to be very exciting, she's a real life superhero so for us to be able to feature her this season is groundbreaking for a television series.

I was too young to understand who Sam[uel L.] Jackson was or who Bruce Willis was, who Jeremy Irons was at the time. All I knew was that they were good to me then.

You go home happy, you go to work happy, you make a better project because everybody loves it and loves each other.

I also think it's important for us to hold our elected officials accountable and part of how you do that is simple, call them and let them know when you agree or disagree with what their decisions are and suggest how they should come out on certain legislation that important to you.