I can work inside the boundaries of Erika Murphy, or whoever the character is. It's fun to create somebody that's not you, that doesn't exist.

I don't think something is a failure if you put your all into it. I'm a big fan of the saying, "Nothing beats a failure but a try."

"Southland" was not written for a black woman.

Men. You can't live with them, you can't... no. That's about it.

I can work inside the boundaries of Erika Murphy, or whoever the character is. It's fun to create somebody that's not you, that doesn't exist.

I had been going on auditions and things like that since I was probably 10 - 11 years old.

"Legally Blonde 2" wasn't written specifically for a black woman.