I feel that our stories are cross culturally irrelevant, and I'm a member if a larger community of people who have no boundaries in terms of color or in terms of how I look at other people and their stories.

It feels amazing to work with writers that write really well.

I feel that sometimes, holding yourself as black, saying that is your sole identity, can sometimes stand in your way of being a member of the humanity of man, being a member of the family of the divine.

It is the strength of the mother that is going to change the way the world is. It's the compassion, the love, the very open spirited mother and woman that will move us forward in this new century. It's no doubt.

I practice yoga every day. The practice calms my spirit, and allows me to be present.

I never like to refer back to anything I've done when I'm working on a character, even if that character has the same occupation.

You can never lead unless you follow.