I always used to say hybrids would rule the world - people who have an understanding of many cultures and can relate to them with ease. And then along came Obama.

You look at women like Lena Dunham, you look at how women are kind of crafting their own space on the screen. I want to add to that.

I hate horror movies! I avoid them like the plague. I don't like getting scared.

I love writing for other actors, women of African descent and people who are generally underrepresented.

I got an M.F.A. in acting from NYU, and part of our training is to learn how to use swords in combat situations in a performance and Shakespeare plays where you have to fight.

If you're a fighter, you recognize a fighter.

Zimbabweans are so smart and witty and able to weave together tons of situations and experiences into terminologies that are just utterly original.