My favorite artist is J. Cole. I like Kehlani a lot. Teyana Taylor is dope too.
I'm not going to ever feel bad about sharing what my dreams are.
The thing about tarot - maybe this to me is the difference between it and working with a psychic - to me it's clarifying the things that you already know. I don't feel like any tarot reading I've done or received was particularly surprising. They always speak to things that you kind of felt already.
The Kate Spade woman is a classy sort of working woman who's still stylish.
I feel there's a really raw quality in the Chicago theater community that's really special.
I left before I had the opportunity to pursue work more widely in Chicago.
I'm very grateful to Barry Jenkins, who took a chance on me.
Will Smith is my favorite actor, because he has so much variety in his career. He's done all types of roles, played in all types of worlds, and to me, that's the fun of acting. That's why I started doing it when I was eight years old, because you get to be whatever you want.
I'm a huge fan of 'The Avengers,' but 'Black Panther' was so special to me.
I always say, food is the way to get KiKi Layne wherever you want her to go. As long as I'm not cooking.
I used to climb trees and ride my bike way too fast downhill.
The history of black people in America, it's so painful. But throughout all that history there has still been the ability of our community to find love and laughter and joy even in these very painful circumstances. That's why I think in particular black love is so powerful, because it's constantly under attack.
It's important for me to not just do the same type of roles and movies that I've seen actresses that look like me do.
The only thing I'm sure of is that I want to keep doing work that speaks to me.
I could do comedy, action, or even science fiction.
That love and loyalty, that groundedness, is always there. I got the type of family that no matter how far I go in Hollywood, they will quickly remind me who the hell I am and where the hell I came from.
As an actor, my commitment is to be really mindful of how I'm representing Black women. It's the heart of my drive, and my career is to expand how Black women have been represented.
I'm committed to jumping into roles, worlds, and stories that historically actors who look like me have been left out of.
I was artsy.
There was never a moment when I thought I'd be a dentist, I've always wanted to perform.
