I would like to believe that most people don't get married anticipating divorce.

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."

I never really loved school through junior high, but then I started running track my freshman year, and I was just like, 'Wow, this is cool!

People love to see themselves on screen in a way that makes sense and seems on point.

And, for example, like, when you're having the conversation with your child about getting their driver's license. Well, a white family - their biggest fear is just that you're driving safely and that they're minding the rules of the road, whereas a black family - their biggest fear is that their child is going to get pulled over and treated unfairly for a reason that they won't understand.

I'm just really thankful to have the chance to portray a character you don't see every day.

I create my own backstory regardless of if I'm told something about the background or not. There's always more that you can develop in your head that makes a character more layered, more honest.