When you look at "American Crime" and you have the character Terri LaCroix is a pharmaceutical executive - why does that character always have to be white?

Especially in this industry, women challenge men much more now because we're saying, 'We can do it, too.'

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.

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

I stay in tune with my family and God.

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.

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