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 had never picked up a basketball before. I went through a grueling audition process. It was almost as if I was learning to walk. It would be like teaching somebody to dance ballet for a role.

I'll eventually go back to theater because the feeling of being on stage where you have the audience right there, you can't replace that with anything

I think Hollywood is so driven by money, the people who are making the decisions are not necessarily reflective of the melting pot, so what stories are you going to want to tell? You're going to want to tell stories about yourself.

There's a lot of Kenya that's not like me. I like Birkenstocks, granola, my dog Pops.

I feel like people grow the most when they step outside of the box that they are used to. For me, it's constantly challenging myself to step outside of my comfort zone. As soon as you do that, then you grow, but then you get comfortable again.

You can never be happy when you're constantly comparing yourself to others. Keep your eyes ahead.