I think if we open ourselves to all different kinds of men and all groups, we find a lot more opportunities to love.

The black community in Hollywood is very small and close-knit. Everyone has a common goal: to make a two-hour movie in 30 days.

I played sports year around: basketball, soccer, softball and I ran track year around, from the time I was, like, six, seven.

I've been trying to get cast as a lesbian for years.

I'm competing with everyone, but it's okay because they're not aware. I can't shut that impulse off. And I'm glad, because that impulse keeps me on the treadmill. If I didn't have it, I would be like, "Great! Ten minutes! I'm good." But if I'm competing, I can see what level someone's on and I can top it.

If we can have drones, we can have brown people on TV, and the world won't end! We need to catch up. We are painfully behind.

I think if we open ourselves to all different kinds of men and all groups, we find a lot more opportunities to love.