Being an actress wasn't a plan at all, so what's happened to me is very strange. Life isn't very normal, even though I'm still very much a normal girl. I ride the subway, I ride the bus, and all of that.

When it's time to film and to actually take on the role of Precious, I felt an immense responsibility to do it justice.

I have a birthmark on the inside of my left knee that resembles an upside-down sea horse.

I try to stay off the Internet. Just because people hurt my feelings sometimes.

If you're writing on your own, each character is just you. It's just you.

I can't go to sleep unless I've watched at least two episodes of American Dad on Hulu or iTunes. It just feels familiar. It's like a lullaby.

The reason why America was built is so that we would have the ability to choose who we pray to, whether we do or don't.