The reason why I like theater is because it's a long journey, and no matter what role you play, we are all in it together.

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."

I prefer theater and film. I did a little television, and obviously I'm not knocking it. It can be great, and it does pay the bills. But it's a little bit more disjointed.

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

When I'm in Los Angeles, sometimes I hesitate saying that I'm an actor because people are like, "Of course you are." And I'm like "No, not, 'Of course I am.'"

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.

Shakespeare teaches you how to act. You come out of this process as a better actor. It's just the nature of the words he writes.