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

My repertoire is small, but I can make a pretty tasty pasta sauce from scratch.

I want to be remembered as someone who tried their best and hopefully succeeded.

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.

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

When the sun is shining, the right song is on, and I'm with people I love.

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