As far as developing a career as an actress, I think it's a fine balance between trying to just work, and also be true to yourself.

Which is why I felt I was truly blessed this year, with leads in two nice films, and also the luxury of being able to do a studio film and an independent afterwards was fantastic.

If you're fortunate enough, you get to a position where you can be a little pickier about your roles.

In the end, I play a lot of friends and I really think it's about time that some ethnic girls get out there in the lead part. So we're developing something.

I'm actually developing a project so that I can have a lead.

When you work on a movie, you just have no idea how it's going to come out; you hope it's good, but you don't really know, and you don't see it until about six or nine months afterward, and I saw it and was pretty pleased.

As far as developing a career as an actress, I think it's a fine balance between trying to just work, and also be true to yourself.