I think I've been lucky in the regard to have a team that sees me as an artist.

"Southland" was not written for a black woman.

You don't know what unconditional love is. You may say you do, but if you don't have a child, you don't know what that is. But when you experience it, it is the most fulfilling ever.

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

I know in my own marriage I stayed in it to provide my son with what I thought was a stable background and to give him what I thought was the family life a child should have with two parents. But that isnt always the best way, and it took me taking my son to therapy after the divorce to really see it.

I learned a lot from my Mom. My favorite lesson: remember there is no such thing as a certain way to parent and to remember that you are learning along with your child - it's ok to make mistakes.

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