I think it's important to represent black women and our natural hair. Not wearing a weave is totally beautiful and acceptable.

Well, at home, I’m in sweatpants, I’m not wearing any makeup, and I’m not standing with my hand on my hip while smiling. I try to be honest in interviews, but obviously you have to be careful about everything you say and do when you’re being recorded. I’m much more comfortable and quieter at home.

The thing that my parents have always taught me is that beauty comes from the inside, and also that beauty stems from health.

I never had a real job. I started acting in high school, and then I started working. So, I never got to have that experience.

I would fly to Los Angeles just for a cheeseburger with pickles and extra tomatoes from In-N-Out.

I see the human in everyone and everything. No one is more important than anyone else; I still hang out with my high school friends.

I was pretty lucky, I went to a really great school. I went to a Steiner School, which is very small and nurturing and creative, so I felt like I was in an environment where I could mature. There was less of the clique-y stuff, which can really make high school a living hell for a lot of people, going on, so I was very similar then to who I am now. I'm still a dork.