I’m a black woman who is from Central Falls, Rhode Island. I’m dark skinned. I’m quirky. I’m shy. I’m strong. I’m guarded. I’m weak at times. I’m sensual. I’m not overtly sexual. I am so many things in so many ways and I will never see myself on screen. And the reason I will never see myself up on screen is because that does not translate with being black.

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Self-deprecation is not an answer to keeping one's balance. I think that it's very damaging.

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When your passion and drive are bigger than your fears, you just dive.

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Ordinary people who are just kind of just going about their lives are transformed into heroes because they have the courage to put their voices out there. And I think that's a powerful message in this time of political strife.

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Do not live someone else's life and someone else's idea of what womanhood is. Womanhood is you. Womanhood is everything that's inside of you.

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Womanhood is you. Womanhood is everything that's inside of you.

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Let me tell you something: The only thing that separates women of color from anyone else is opportunity. You cannot win an Emmy for roles that are simply not there.

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Each role has its own different challenges.

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I would love to be remembered as a person who used her life to inspire others in any way, shape or form.

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When you see what the deficit is, then you have to do something about it.

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