The muscles you flex in theater are muscles that you really need. I must always find a way to get back there. It's irreplaceable.

I can speak of actors that I love. I love Cate Blanchett, Viola Davis, her tenacity. I love Charlize Theron. She's so surprising and so exhilarating, the kinds of projects she takes on. Marion Cotillard as well.

I grew up in Nairobi, which is the capital of Kenya, so it's hustle and bustle, and there's always something going on.

There is no shame in black beauty.

It's in understanding yourself deeply that you can lend yourself to another person's circumstances and another person's experience.

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.

I think it's a real gift to be faced with man's potential for extreme cruelty but also man's resilience and the fact that love really does conquer everything. It's the only answer to these kinds of atrocities and it's not a passive thing.