If someone has already done a role I'm about to do, I won't watch the original until after I'm finished playing the role.

I've never gotten any complaints about my headscarf from a man. You can be sexy with a head wrap!

Everybody is different. I can think of three black men I've dated and they couldn't be more different from each other.

My dad is a director/producer and my mom is a dancer; she performed with Alvin Ailey, but I didn't even think about becoming an actress.

I didn't get to see Predator until halfway through shooting. It was great to get an education while I was shooting because it made me excited to be part of this legacy.

Some of us just have to work harder to stay in the game.

Kelsey Grammer is one of the best actors I've ever worked with.