I am the only consistent person in my life and so I better like myself, and I better love myself. And I really better know that I'm as beautiful as a….

My Plan A was to be a psychologist. I thought I would be a receptionist. I'm always middle of the road and very normal. I've always wanted a normal l….

I certainly used to wish that I was skinny, lighter-skinned, with long, pretty hair. But only because I used to get made fun of for being the absolut….

I don't know any teenager with a positive attitude..

It's so weird to turn on a switch and be the role model for all women, for all African-Americans. That doesn't happen that easily. It does not. So I ….

Most of my life, I wanted to be a therapist, but then I just decided that I didn't want to be in charge of giving people advice. I want to know every….

Personally, it’s rude. You got three kids with the lady, she just did 17 years for you and you’re not gonna leave your...whatever!.

I don't fixate on other people's opinions of my body..

My beauty is dark chocolate and it's delicious and it's sweet..

One day I decided that I was beautiful, and so I carried out my life as if I was a beautiful girl..

People always ask me, 'You have so much confidence. Where did that come from?'. It came from me. One day I decided that I was beautiful, and so I car….

It doesn't have anything to do with how the world perceives you. What matters is what you see..

If they hadn’t tried to break me down, I wouldn’t know that I’m unbreakable..

I don't think my brand of self-confidence and self-assuredness can come from an outside source. It's got to come from me..

I live my life because I dare. I dare to show up when everyone else might hide their faces and hide their bodies in shame..

I think people look at me and don't expect much. Even though, I expect a whole lot..

I was born to stand out. I don't care whether or not people will find me attractive on screen. That's not why I became an actor. I know that more and….

I hate yoga so much. Like, if yoga was a person, I'd stab them..

I can't quite say that I was raised Muslim, but I remember up until 5 or so I would pray, you know, with my dad. And it's actually a beautiful practi….

Just relax. When I was younger, I made myself the victim of catastrophic thinking. Anything that went wrong was the end of the world. But as I've got….

People want to know everyone for a lot of different reasons. It doesn't have to be anything as big as an Oscar nomination. It could be a brand new jo….