It's hard to find black roles that are just whimsical and fun and colorful. And I think, in many ways, that can be just as powerful in making comment….

If I didn't end up talking about the things that I care about, I wouldn't be myself. I didn't like the idea that I would be a different person on the….

I have so many mentors. I'm really lucky to be surrounded by incredible mentors, whether it be Solange Knowles or Gloria Steinem or Ava DuVernay, the….

If you work hard, it will pay off..

I think part of growing up is not actually finding a fixed idea of who you are, but rather being like, "Oh, wait. I'm different all the time. I'm goi….

It's so important to create roles and characters and projects that feature black people in a way that's not specifically targeted toward the niche ma….

It's really cool to have the ability to try on being different people and to explore some parts of yourself because you get to know yourself better. ….

When we're growing up and being teenagers, oftentimes you try so hard to define yourself. You try to create an image of yourself because you don't re….

There's so much power in allegory, to form ideas and learn lessons that you can actually take and apply to real life. I think that's why I originally….

I oftentimes receive the question, "What do you think is the most important social issue to focus on?" Or, "What's the most important component of id….

The most important lesson I've learned is to not limit myself. Kids at my age often get intimidated by the idea of adulthood and feel like they have ….