I think even when I was little there was signs that I was an artist. I've always been an artist.

Personally, especially as a young black woman, I didn't think that Los Angeles was a place for me to start. There's a certain type that they go for or don't.

I wanted to become an actor and I knew that if I was really going to do it, I needed the training. I was not one of those people that was like, "I got it." I was like, "No, I don't have it yet. I need work. I need help fixing myself."

My first exploration through art was really through music - I've trained classically with piano for about ten years.

[In New York,] when you say you're an actor, there's a certain level of respect that goes with that.

Theater is a lot more interactive, more of a cohesive unit. With television, it can be a different director every episode.

One day I'm not busy at all; the next day I have work for months - that's kind of the way it works!