You know, bigotry isn't relevant to just the South. It never was. But I'm very grateful that I don't know what it's like from experience.

I look for roles that resonate with me these days. While I love putting out just fabulous entertainment, I think now as artists, especially with so much uncertainty going on in the world, you want to be a part of things that offer or promote healing in some way and perhaps a little introspection once you leave.

My faith is tested daily.

I was always a closet lover of acting. My mom was very practical. She never, ever restricted our dreams, always told us we could do or be anything. Then I said, 'Maybe I want to be an actor.' And she said, 'Maybe not that.'

To be silent is to be passive.

I'm not trying to be a different weight. I want to be a different body type so that I'm not an apple. I just want to be a pear!

I hate to tell people what they should think 'cause I really have an aversion when people tell me what to think.