I'm an American; I'm not an African-American. I'm an American.

I want to be labeled 'a human who loves humans.'

I have people come onstage and ask me questions and I get to meet them. That's one of the reasons I like it. When you're performing, when you're doing your movies, they're not there with you.

I think our society is all about judgment, which is so rude and disrespectful.

There are a lot of people in each spot that you don't really know. I work with them that day, and move on and find new people. So purging and cleansing your friend list every day.

You should embrace who you are, and make the best person that you can be, not what somebody else wants you to be.

My parents are my role models. I also love Halle Berry, Robert DeNiro, Eddie Murphy, Angela Bassett, Tom Cruise and Jennifer Lopez. When I see their work, I get engulfed in it. They really capture me.