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!

I want to live a full life - period.

You always make a film with the hope that all types of people will want to see your work and that it doesn't matter about your color, but unfortunately it still does.

I would like to believe that most people don't get married anticipating divorce. When I reached that crossroad, I felt like such a failure. After years of therapy together, I realized that staying together was emotionally destructive.

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

The good news for me is that I have an amazing team behind me, and they've been with me for 20 years now - almost 20 years. And they have seen me as an actress, not necessarily just a black actress. So I have been lucky enough for them to see me that way.

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