In some of the darkest and hardest moments, there is always a part of me that is okay. And I can always access that part of me.

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.

One of the things I've realized is how portable God is. No really, He's everywhere!

Black-ish is really a show about an American family and these are some of the topics that come up - for all of us, in different ways - and we get to see how this family is walking through it.

Someone asked me recently, "Do you get sick of people asking you about your hair?" And the reason I don't is because I actually feel like you could chronicle my journey of self-acceptance through my journey with my hair. It's a badge of something bigger.

When you feel happy, you look beautiful.

One of the photographers was like, "Can you stop talking and try to look sexy for a minute?"