Even in my dreams of being an actor, my dream was not in the celebrity. My dream was in the work that I wanted to do.

I loved duping my parents; I liked manipulating them. It was a way for me to stand out. It was fun.

I love color. I'm enjoying trying all different shades. Makeup isn't something I've worn a lot of in my life.

I realized that beauty was not a thing that I could acquire or consume, it was something that I just had to be.

Drama is my sweet spot, but the thing about being an actor is that you want to do a variety of things. I definitely love fantasy and would want to be in a fantasy project.

I definitely intend to create my own work in the future so that we don't have to keep saying we don't have work for black women. But right now I don't know what's next. I hope that there are more opportunities to come my way.

I grew up watching foreign programs - American, English, Mexican, and very little Kenyan. 'The Color Purple' was the first time I saw people who looked like me.