I hope they look at me and think, 'That lady looks like she accepts herself'.

I'm a really big believer in self care. One of the ways I nourish my soul is I eat the way I live my life - joyfully.

I've always been a curious thinker. And now, as an adult, I can articulate it.

My mom helped me. I was very shy growing up, but my shyness sort of manifested in a big personality.

It would drive the photographers crazy because I would giggle and tell jokes. I was gregarious, and looking back, I realize I had a captive audience.

[Black-ish creator] Kenya Bariss wrote on Girlfriends. We've been friendly since then. He sent me [the pilot] and said, "I wrote it for you." But I know what that means in this industry.

As a younger person, my philosophy was jump off a cliff. I realize now that there are stairs and elevators. I am learning every day to allow the space between where I am and where I want to be to inspire me and not terrify me. I can even ask for help! Not feeling that I have to know everything, and that’s where the growth comes in, in the not knowing.