People who have seen me read usually come up afterwards and invite me to be a part of something.

For most women, whether you're an actress or whatever you do, there is this pressure in society and within the world to look a certain way, dress a certain way, act a certain way, say certain things, and be this idea as opposed to being a person.

The poetry when I was a kid felt like something that I could control, and whether it failed or not, whether it was good or not, was totally on me and I could accept that. It was entirely mine.

I don't think it's always good to read lots of poetry

One of my good friends is Christian, goes to church every Sunday, very religious. I'm fine with that and I will never judge her.

I could never say that one religion is wrong. I could never say that this person's God is wrong, I could never say that someone is wrong because they don't believe in God

And a lot of times in slam poetry I feel like people are so worried about the performance that the words might not be as strong.