I think that I get to represent different types of beauty that [are] not just my own.

My wearing my hair in locs on an Oscar red carpet was to showcase them in a positive light, to remind people of color that our hair is good enough.

Well, I would say that Shake It Up was a chance for me to do two things I really love: acting and dancing.

I have a job that allows me not to look perfect all the time. I can just go looking the way I look, have my hair just any old type of way.

I do not believe in a label on a shirt or a dress should tell me that I can't wear a T-shirt or a pant because it should say "women's"or "men's" on it, you know? That's just not how it should work.

I have a really strong passion for what I do. I don’t see myself doing anything else.

I like to [unplug] and enjoy being a human.