I'm an Oscar nominee. I love saying that. Whatever happens, I'm going to sing that 'I'm an Oscar nominee' part..

There are moments where you stop living, if you stop changing, and if you stop seeking growth of some sort..

I was not a Girl Scout, but I try to be very prepared. I triple-Spanx!.

I have an affinity for the law. I like looking at the small type on contracts, and if I could have afforded law school, I probably would have gone..

I have experienced loss in my life, but the thing that brings you back is your faith..

Every character I get to play has some element of who I am, but there's no fun in playing yourself. At least, for me, there isn't..

We know longer live in a homogenous society, it is not black, white, Asian or Latin, it is a melting pot. Until we learn to assimilate and learn abou….

I'm not an optimist. I'm a realist. And my reality is that we live in a multifaceted, multicultural world. And maybe once we stop labeling ourselves,….

Our challenges make us unique, and how we deal with them makes us unique..

I have always been very family-oriented. I came from a dysfunctional, broken family growing up, and it's probably instilled in me the need and the wa….

I can't speak for what other artists should do. I can only tell you how I live..

I'm excited that I get to do what I love, and I'm benefiting through projects that speak to me..

I don't think that moms, with all that's going on in our society today, would want to put their kids in front of something that will be disheartening….

I gotta go home and feed my eels. They're not electric, but I have a plan..

You just keep moving forward and doing what you do, and hope that it resonates with people. And if it doesn't, you just keep moving on until you find….

I can only be the best version of myself and understand that the only way that we as a people can heal is to understand that the next person's journe….

I was always a closet lover of acting. My mom was very practical. She never, ever restricted our dreams, always told us we could do or be anything. T….

I think it's actually a misperception that I am a comedic actress. I do more drama than comedy but very little of it has been seen. When you are in b….

I'm probably the most militant person you'll ever meet and I speak my mind without provocation sometimes..

I prefer doing interviews where people don't have to interpret what you say. I'm going to be real honest..

It's very seldom that we see the good of the South. There is a perception that Southerners are racists and everyone else in the nation is 'enlightene….