There's an inherent idea that if a Black executive producer and a Black director are going to do a movie based on a Black writer's book that everybody is going to be Black.

It's easier to believe in yourself after someone else has believed in you first.

There's no such thing as a healthy tan, and that's what people need to understand.

I hope I just show women that its OK to inhabit your own body. Im not a rah-rah feminist. But its important to me that people see you can be an athlete and be strong-and also be a girl.

Have you ever considered that there isn't a safe time to be around you?

I've got to learn to keep my mouth shut.

My friends are very opinionated about the people I date.