Nobody's ever asked me to pay for a meal before I've eaten it, I've never been pulled over just because I was driving the wrong kind of car in the wrong kind of area at the wrong time of night.

This role is more visible, and I grew up without a lot of that sort of modeling so I'm relieved and proud to have done this film.

My encounters with racism are sort of second-hand situations where I might be standing around with a group of white friends and someone makes a comment that they wouldn't make at my family reunion.

If I were to wait only for roles that clarify my racial makeup, I'd be waiting for a very, very long time.

I think this is what college is all about: self-examination and dealing with those questions of "Who am I?"

One of the traps of auditioning is walking into that room feeling as though you're a guest in someone's house, and being really careful not to spill wine on the carpet. What you have to do is walk in there as though you're the host.

You develop a lot of scars, being interracial.