And my one prayer to God, the miracle worker, was that I would wake up lighter-skinned.

I like people who don't tell you what you want to hear.

No matter where you're from, your dreams are valid.

Happiness is the most important thing.

I've always had that going on: "I can't," and then I do, so the voice says, "Well, that was an exception!" It's a tug-of-war between two voices: the one who knows she can and the one who's scared she can't.

I'm interested in generating work for myself. I have trouble with this waiting-for-the-phone-to-ring lifestyle, especially after drama school, which was so creatively fulfilling.

Makeup isn't something I've worn a lot of in my life.