Nobody got anything great by playing it safe.

I don't understand why people don't understand that the world of TV should look like the world outside of TV.

Everyone always says to me, 'Why aren't there more people of color on television?' I'm like, 'Why don't you ask a bunch of people who aren't putting people of color on television why there aren't more people of color on television?'

Mother is not a title. Mother is a verb. It is not who you are. It's what you do.

The expected is what keeps us steady. It's the unexpected that changes our lives forever.

My parents created a world in which the only ­barrier to your success is your own imagination.

Cynicism is a choice. Optimism is a better choice.