Being called gorgeous is not a bad thing! But at the same time, I don’t want to thrive on people’s opinions of me.

It's only when you risk failure that you discover things. When you play it safe, you're not expressing the utmost of your human experience.

Happiness is the most important thing.

I dress according to how I feel.

I went to an all-boys high school, and they accepted girls in only the two A.P. classes. They had these archaic rules: for example, girls couldn't wear makeup. I found it so outrageous that an all-boys school could tell girls to not wear makeup! So I went on a campaign. I got a petition signed and everything. If a girl wants to wear makeup to boost confidence, why not?

We, as human beings, have the capacity for extreme cruelty.

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.