I never really loved school through junior high, but then I started running track my freshman year, and I was just like, 'Wow, this is cool!.

But, once again, when I said I'm so grateful for my mom just being adamant about me staying in public school - that is what allowed me to be exposed ….

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 biggest challenge will be to play the totally submissive woman. It takes a toll on you when you play someone who's far removed from your personali….

It's an honest place to be if you don't understand someone else's experience, but there's no way for the other to understand if a conversation or an ….

And there's also not enough films that are more of a imitation of what real life looks like..

Men. You can't live with them, you can't... no. That's about it..

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

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

I try to eat well, but I don't deny myself the foods I love. I just eat them in moderation..

I can work inside the boundaries of Erika Murphy, or whoever the character is. It's fun to create somebody that's not you, that doesn't exist..

I think I've been lucky in the regard to have a team that sees me as an artist..

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

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

I recognize the amount of time that it takes as a director. I made the choice to stop taking roles outside of L.A. because I didn't want to miss any ….

I learned a lot from my Mom. My favorite lesson: remember there is no such thing as a certain way to parent and to remember that you are learning alo….

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

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'm just really thankful to have the chance to portray a character you don't see every day..

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.".

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 ….