The African-American community is not monolithic. It's liberal and conservative.

The first movie that I saw was Godzilla and I loved it.

Each time you do a film you gain a lot of experience and build a visual resume where people get to know who you are.

When you come from an environment that's military, and they don't stress that topic of aesthetics or beauty pageants and makeup, there are a lot of things you just don't have that city girls have. Or the country girl who goes to movies and dreams of going to Hollywood as an actress.

I like serious films, the moneymaking blockbusters that don't make any kind of sense and John Carpenter films.

I felt beauty was a magnet for abuse, and I had suffered greatly for it.

I think people will have great conversations about religions, women's sexuality, gender issues and gay issues.