I'm fighting the label of 'Black' actress simply because it's very limiting in people's eyes, especially people who are making movies.

I have witnessed things the ancients would have called miracles, but they are not miracles. They are the products of someone's dream, and they happen as the result of hard work.

We're here for a reason. I believe a bit of the reason is to throw little torches out to lead people through the dark.

I used my imagination to make the grass whatever color I wanted it to be.

I think because I've gotten permission from my style icons like Tim Gunn and André Leon Talley, who say to me, "You don't need to dress like anyone else, because you're your own fashion icon. You represent comfortable. And you do fashion your way, and you should be at Fashion Week." They gave me permission to enjoy it! And it's great!

No matter what you say to yourself, you do want to win. You try to look casual, like you're not thinking, 'oh, please pick me.'

Art and life are subjective. Not everybody's gonna dig what I dig, but I reserve the right to dig it.