I think that young women and little girls need to see that they don't have to be the damsel in distress. They don't have to not show their strength. They don't have to be whatever the stereotype is or the tropes that we go to in our minds.

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

Any upward movement is movement for us all.

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.

It is important to learn as much as you can about the person and then throw it all away so that you're not in any way doing some sort of mimicry.

Our challenges make us unique, and how we deal with them makes us unique.

I have experienced loss in my life, but the thing that brings you back is your faith.