I was always in the popular crowd, but I really had atrocious teeth. I was encouraged to 'do well in school, 'cause no one's going to marry you!'.

Hollywood needs to recognise all shades of African American beauty..

I drink a gallon of water a day..

My wish for the world would be to end violence against women. My wish for myself would be for peace of mind..

I can't just say one time of the year I'm going to do something different. I have to commit to a lifestyle behavioral change and just try to be a lit….

I encourage people to ask whatever question you're most interested in hearing the answer to..

We give a lot of others significance in our lives even when they don't deserve it. It doesn't matter if they're family or if you've known them foreve….

You have to be resilient..

I decided to follow my dreams and my passions and to always have an adventure, no matter what it is..

If someone lacked decency or respect, I didn't allow that person to stay in my world..

When someone who loves and cares about me compliments me, I feel more glamorous than when the flashbulbs are going off on the red carpet..

We all have to let go of the Prince Charming complex and realize he doesn't necessarily exist in the package we assume he'll come in..

I'm competing with everyone, but it's okay because they're not aware. I can't shut that impulse off. And I'm glad, because that impulse keeps me on t….

If we can have drones, we can have brown people on TV, and the world won't end! We need to catch up. We are painfully behind..

You know what lasts longer than beauty? Being smart..

I realized I had been keeping people around even when deep down I knew they were bad for me. I had overridden myself..

It's easy to pretend 'to be fierce and fearless because living your truth takes real courage. Real fearless and fierce women admit mistakes and they ….

I had been living the life that society tends to dictate for women of a certain age. You marry the person who asks you, even though he may or may not….

I'm not going to change the world overnight. It's one person at a time, and hopefully they're people in positions of power who can help people get in….

I love romantic comedies. They're for me the easiest thing to do and the most natural to do. There's nothing natural about holding an uzi hanging out….

In my career, there have been roles I haven't taken because someone involved with the project gave me a bad vibe. I don't care how much money is on t….