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

I've tried to be flexible in my career by doing a little bit of everything and that's worked for me.

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

Race is a very sensitive subject.

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

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

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.