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

Now, a lot of people may be surprised at that, but I'm very dedicated to working out. Usually, it's running. It clears my mind, totally. I get on the treadmill, which I just bought, and I run on that for about 40-45 minutes.

I think sometimes what people miss about black people is that we're complicated.

Sometimes people come in as a director, and they just want the result, and they barely want that to tell you the truth. Sometimes directors barely talk to the actors; they are so focused on the cinematic elements of the movie, getting the shot and getting the lighting right or getting the CGI effects right and all of that, and they just trust that you are just going to do what you do.

I did want to mark the fact that it was the first African-American to win the Lead Actress category.I thought it was so progressive.

Let me tell you something: The only thing that separates women of color from anyone else is opportunity. You cannot win an Emmy for roles that are simply not there.

I have been given a lot of roles that are downtrodden, mammy-ish.