I have always been very family-oriented. I came from a dysfunctional, broken family growing up, and it's probably instilled in me the need and the want to have a strong family and a great foundation. So I think that is something that I naturally gravitate toward.

I hope that in some way that I can be some sort of beacon of hope, especially because I am not the typical Hollywood beauty.

I have always been very family-oriented. I came from a dysfunctional, broken family growing up, and it's probably instilled in me the need and the want to have a strong family and a great foundation. So I think that is something that I naturally gravitate toward.

I do believe that we're all God's children.

To be silent is to be passive.

I'm excited that I get to do what I love, and I'm benefiting through projects that speak to me.

As an actor, you don't become Meryl Streep by doing the same type of comedy. You get there by being challenged.