I am a woman who stands up for what she believes.

I hope that young people especially will begin to have a better understanding of slavery and its effects, which are still evident today, to understand those parallels and, from there, begin ta be a part of the wave of hope to change things for the better.

After high school, I had $2,000 saved, and I packed everything I could into my '95 Nissan Sentra with no air-conditioning, and I drove out to L.A.

I'm a tomboy at the end of the day, so anything that causes me to have to run around, fight people, roll in the dirt, hop a fence - I'm all for it. So I really would love to do an action film.

Climbing trees is still one of my favorite things to do. A tree and a good book and I'm happy.

Know your history. It can teach you who you are, where you have come from, and how to be a better person as a result.

We left Germany when I was 11.