I am a huge Prince fan. It's a very rare thing for him to have people open for him. It's been the Time and Sheila E., and that's about it. Building a relationship with him has been like a dream come true. I've been looking for a mentor, and I feel like I have that in him.

When I was 12, I wrote a list of things to do before I died. Own a Picasso was one of those things.

For a writer it's a dream to sit and watch people as close as possible.

If a woman is happy, then your society is happy.

I'm the girl that waits for the director to say, 'I like that,' or 'Can you boost it up?,' or 'Can you pull it down?' I'm that kind of actor. I started in theater, so that's the feedback that I'm accustomed to. It's the feedback that I really thrive off of.

Nothing has gotten me out of Philadelphia. I moved 20 minutes away from Philly. That's about it.

I'm a world-class people watcher. I like to watch people's body movements, their expressions. It says so much about them.