I'm good in the kitchen. I can cook seafood, collard greens, black-eyed peas.

I have a gajillion headbands - yellows, pinks, reds, blues. I'm obsessed.

As an African American actress there are people who have been staples in my life that opened a door that I can walk through. I hope that I can have that impact.

I really understand the idea of pride and honour. I have that in my family, so I understand it completely.

If every young person pursued their greatest passion and then said, 'What part of this can be applied to social good?' You don't have to choose between being successful and being a philanthropist.

I think it is important for girls to see movies where it is not all just about 'the boy' or it's simply being about 'the relationship' or 'Am I pretty enough?' or 'Am I cute enough?'.

Don't think that you can just rely on natural talent because there are going to be times when you get a little tired and that's when your skills come into play to help you make look easy.