The fact that women are very young in obtaining their civil rights and African-Americans are young in obtaining their civil rights, I think it's about time that we extend that to all Americans, whether straight, gay, purple, green, black, brown.

You have to create your own path and I'm up to the challenge.

I'm an Oscar nominee. I love saying that. Whatever happens, I'm going to sing that 'I'm an Oscar nominee' part.

To be silent is to be passive.

I was starstruck and sweat a lot when I met Oprah Winfrey and tried to hug her. Because when you think you know people when you see them from your couch.

I just know that the one thing that we all have in common is challenges. No one lives a challenge free life.

Unfortunately, there's a lack of roles for women of color, so you actually have to be the engineer creating some of those roles.