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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I want my work to reflect my level of gifts and talent

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Anything can be achieved with a good, healthy dose of courage.

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Each role has its own different challenges.

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You have two stark choices when you find yourself in a really desperate situation. You can either fold and cave-in to it or you can become really passionate about getting out of it. When you're really passionate, you're going to grab hold of every rope you see, and wrap them around your arms and legs to claw your way out. And that's the way I've felt in my life.

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At the end of the day, nobody can tell you how to tackle failure or how to handle change. The world is very good at encouraging you to go along with the status quo and at basking in your successes.

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They say, 'To serve is to love,' and I think to serve is to heal, too.

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I think that you always want to gravitate towards people who absolutely are great at what they do and go for authenticity.

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When you pray, God puts people in your life to lead you when you cannot lead yourself.

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

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