I just thought acting would be something to help out with my student loans, but my first year as an actress, I made more money than my parents. That's when I realized it could turn into a career. After that, I put everything I had into it.

My mom is painfully sweet; she's from Nebraska.

You want to come home to a nice firm bed with the corners tucked in so you start over, like each night is like a new night.

Drama can feel like therapy whereas comedy feels like there's been a pressure and a weight lifted off of you.

We don't consider black, urban films as 'indies,' though many of them are shot for under $10 million which is kind of the definition of an indie.

I drink a gallon of water a day.

As a newly married person, as much as I would love for my husband to buy into the 'my way or the highway' philosophy, you realize it's all about compromising and finding some sort of middle ground that everyone can live with.