I want people, no matter who they are to be inspired by 'Black Panther.'
When I need motivation, I just think I can do everything if I maintain a strong sense of will.
I'm just a young girl trying to fulfill the purpose that's been placed in my heart to do.
In my mind, I don't really see myself as being famous. I just think my work is being exposed to a bigger audience.
I needed to take a break from acting, because I really idolized it. So I came off from it, and I went on a journey to discover my relationship with God, and I became a Christian. It really just gave me so much love and light within myself. I felt secure, like I didn't need validation from anyone else, or getting a part.
Say you want to be with someone, and you're doing something that they don't really like. They're gonna ask you to stop it, just for a moment to take a look at them, to see them clearly. That's what God wanted for me.
I gave my life to Christ, and I thought that would be it for me, and He was, like, 'No, you're not finished with acting; acting is not finished with you. This is your talent. Go back into it, but you're going back into it with a heart that's not obsessive over it.'
I love theater - it's where every actor should begin, the core of acting. But I feel that there's something about film that's captivating; it takes you to another , and you get to really be so connected with it.
Netflix is my homepage.
I'm very interested in the human mind, what's going on in there.
I think the more open-minded people we have - like casting directors and producers - the better things are going to be.
Where I go, where He takes me, that's where I need to spread the love of God. Because people's souls are dying. My soul was dying. And He saved me.
We're all people, no matter what colour.
We come from Guyana; we don't have an acting industry.
I realised that acting is not my god.
Maybe we can have an all-female Marvel film. We've been talking about it. It's only a matter of time.
My approach is the truth and aiming for the truth.
What I would love, instead of being a role model, is being someone of inspiration.
I grew up seeing so many stereotypes on TV, and I didn't want to play that as well.
