You pick pieces of things you've experienced in life to make it real to yourself.

To me, my parents are my mom and dad, and we were able as kids to do a lot of cool things. Just being part of that family definitely brought out and cultivated the creative arts in us.

You pick pieces of things you've experienced in life to make it real to yourself.

We live in a melting pot. More and more, people are some kind of mixture. Even if you're Caucasian, you're a mixture of something.

I was one of the serious studiers. I'm not somebody who just shows up and gets a hundred on a test.

It doesn't matter whether you're black or white, practice a different religion, come from a different culture, or have a disability. If you're different from most of the people you're surrounded by, some people might not be as tolerant as they should be.

When you have parents who are recognizable, there's a certain part of you that wants to know that people you meet are able to not get clouded by that.