We know the road of lack of recognition, of people telling us that we can't headline a movie because black women don't translate overseas, that every time we try to break the glass ceiling, people say no, people push back. And it's everything that people don't see out there.
Womanhood is you. Womanhood is everything that's inside of you.
When you see what the deficit is, then you have to do something about it.
Cicely Tyson was my inspiration to become an actor.
I want my work to reflect my level of gifts and talent
Ordinary people who are just kind of just going about their lives are transformed into heroes because they have the courage to put their voices out there. And I think that's a powerful message in this time of political strife.