My view of myself as an artist expanded because of the time I spent at Cal Arts.

I wasn't even a theater kid in high school. I studied classical piano, and I ran track.

In L.A., being an actor is like a pastime, everybody there is like, "I was on this reality show; I'm an actor." It becomes a word that is loosely thrown around.

The way I work emotionally is: I don't ever try to cry. I try not to, which is what for me produces organic emotion.

My view of myself as an artist expanded because of the time I spent at Cal Arts.

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 started playing piano when I was around four; thats my first passion.