My mother was a single mom, and most of the women I know are strong..

I would like to believe that most people don't get married anticipating divorce..

"Legally Blonde 2" wasn't written specifically for a black woman..

We play different people - our art form is performance art - so unless you're playing the same type of person, I don't know if you could improve or m….

My husband didn't want the divorce, but I did. So there was a lot of bitterness initially. Once we got to the space where we understood that we have ….

I create my own backstory regardless of if I'm told something about the background or not. There's always more that you can develop in your head that….

A Modern Mom to me is not always someone that juggles a career and family. A Modern Mom is a woman who takes care of herself on the inside and the ou….

I watch ESPN all day. If you come into my trailer, ESPN is on. That's the first thing I do when I leave the set..

I know in my own marriage I stayed in it to provide my son with what I thought was a stable background and to give him what I thought was the family ….

I love my city and I feel like the majority of the people that are in the city are people from other cities. So I think that L.A. sometimes might get….

And, for example, like, when you're having the conversation with your child about getting their driver's license. Well, a white family - their bigges….

I've tried to be flexible in my career by doing a little bit of everything and that's worked for me..

When you look at "American Crime" and you have the character Terri LaCroix is a pharmaceutical executive - why does that character always have to be ….

People love to see themselves on screen in a way that makes sense and seems on point..

I stay in tune with my family and God..

Especially in this industry, women challenge men much more now because we're saying, 'We can do it, too.'.

I want to live a full life - period..

I had been going on auditions and things like that since I was probably 10 - 11 years old..

The good news for me is that I have an amazing team behind me, and they've been with me for 20 years now - almost 20 years. And they have seen me as ….

And just because someone doesn't understand doesn't mean they don't want to..

I don't think something is a failure if you put your all into it. I'm a big fan of the saying, "Nothing beats a failure but a try.".