Every artist, true artist, struggles with an overwhelming sense of feeling like you're not worthy.

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

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

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

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Sometimes you see how humanity can rise above any kind of cultural ills and hate that a person's capacity to love and communicate and forgive can be bigger than anything else.

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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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You can't be hesitant about who you are.

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You cannot live to please everyone else. You have to edify, educate and fulfill your own dreams and destiny.

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