The great thing about really heightened historical dramas is that they can convey much larger themes.

I love performing in any medium, and more the opportunities you have to vary things, the more you learn.

When I look in the mirror, I see a work in progress.

All actors have their own unique path when it comes to the development of their training and careers.

A dream role is a role that you can't even picture for yourself. Everything I've ever played I never pictured I would get a chance to play. It [has] gone beyond my wildest dreams. One thing I would love to do in my lifetime is a movie musical. I've wanted to do that since I was a kid. That's what made me interested in acting in the first place. I would do any type of musical, but I love the Harlem Renaissance era. I think a dream role in something that I probably can't see and I don't know when it's going to come.

Music excites me, inspires me, fuels me! I listen to music every single day.

I learned how to be a woman and a good person just by watching and observing my mother.