I do think women are unfairly judged by their physical appearance, but I don’t think it had anything to do with being mixed-race. In my opinion, mixed-race people are the most beautiful.

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

I'm a New Yorker; I've paid my dues.

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

I'm happy to just sit in a cafe and watch people. It's my favorite thing to do, for sure.

It kind of varies. I don’t have a method yet. It depends on the script and the character I think I need. I’ve worked with acting coaches, researched roles, and channeled different parts of myself. It’s on a case-by-case for me, right now.

I don't wear a lot of perfumey-perfumes because I think a lot of them smell like you're wearing perfume. And I don't want to smell like that.