It's time for people to see us, people of colour, for what we really are: complicated.

One of the people I've always wanted to emulate in pursuing that dream was Meryl Streep, in terms of the different types of roles she's been able to play and the number of different stories she's been able to tell.

I think watching my mom gave me great inspiration, I wish that had been reinforced more verbally. It would have kept me from a lot of pain.

The only thing that separates women of color from everyone else is opportunity.

And "classically not beautiful" is a fancy term for saying ugly. And denouncing you. And erasing you.

I don't have any time to stay up all night worrying about what someone who doesn't love me has to say about me.

I think that you always want to gravitate towards people who absolutely are great at what they do and go for authenticity.