This moment is so much bigger than me. It's for every nameless, faceless woman of colour that now has a chance because this door tonight has been opened.

By the time I left school, I had a lot of tenacity.

I guess you could say I have bad taste in men. But I no longer feel the need to be someone's wife.

Motherhood sort of puts things into perspective, and it's bout real life, and life is about people, what we give, what we take, what we share.

What's the worst that can happen? If it doesn't do well I can put on my big girl panties, deal with it and move on.

When an opportunity comes your way, it's about making sure you're prepared to be the one who can walk through the door and deliver the goods. And I've had a lot of luck on my side and I've been prepared for that luck.

I don't see a white woman. I see a black woman, even though my mother is white. Knowing that has made my life easier, I think.