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

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….

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….

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….

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….

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 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….

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

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

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 ….

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….

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….

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….

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..

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..