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

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

To be silent is to be passive.

I want to find things that challenge me.

I'm attracted to things that make me want to be a better person.

You just keep moving forward and doing what you do, and hope that it resonates with people. And if it doesn't, you just keep moving on until you find a project that does.

For me, when you have to prepare to play God, and then walking away from that, you realize just how tough God's job is. I don't want that job.