I really wish Hollywood would stop labeling movies, especially movies with predominantly black casts. Then, it makes others feel like, "Oh, well, that's not for me." At the end of the day, everybody understands love, loss, pain and heartbreak. That's not a color.

It's an important moment [win an Emmy]. I just feel like I want it to happen tonight, either for myself or Viola [Davis] so we can get past it, so it's not big news anymore. I mean, it is 2015. We have a black president.

I like to disappear in my roles because I don't have an assistant.

My first big heartbreak proved to me that what doesn't kill you makes you stronger.

With camera phones and, you know, iPad's and cameras at stoplights, it's like I just want to drive around with a bag on my head because I just feel like everyone's watching.

Every human walks around with a certain kind of sadness. They may not wear it on their sleeves, but it's there if you look deep.

Love is the greatest gift that God has given us. It's free.