The term 'breakout' always makes me think of an inmate or some butterfly emerging out of a cocoon.
I eat almonds professionally, and I can't get enough of Yerbe Mate Cranberry Synergy Kombucha!
Death is just a part of life, you know? It's what makes all of life more vibrant. It's coming whether we want to accept it or not.
Cultural change always precedes political change.
There's an unfair position that women are sometimes put in, in the context of superhero movies and action movies, where at once they have to be very strong and fierce but also sexy.
I like to think I'm one of the least athletic people in real life. I don't do a whole lot when I'm left to my own devices except wield forks and knives.
I'm someone that likes to not think too binary about human qualities.
Media truly has the power to create and shift culture.
I think we just need to have a demand for fresh and nuanced movies.
'Dear White People' started a conversation about race. It's such a difficult thing to talk about, especially in America because of our history. I love that you can confront it with humour and with satire.
I was born and raised in Los Angeles. I split my time between the West Coast and the East.
I am multiracial, and I went through different phases - at one point, I listened to Wu-Tang and hip-hop, and then the next year I listened to Joni Mitchell.
I spent two weeks in Paris by myself. That was my first time in Europe.
Even while I'm really interested in playing female characters that are varied and interesting and dynamic, I'm not of the mind that you always want to play strong female characters. I think I just want to play characters that are interesting, and not all people are 'strong.'
I don't spend a lot of time contending with the fact that time is not endless.
'Veronica Mars' was my first job, and for some reason, my character changed her hairstyle halfway through the season from curly to - I don't even know why - suddenly straight.
I think when any one kind of film does well, it creates a precedent and paves the way for more like it.
There was a period when I had a hard time reconciling all the different parts of me in a way that I thought would make sense to others.
I think I've realized that when you are aiming to create a real body of work, you are as much defined by the things you don't do as by the things you do.
I try to pick interesting projects, the kind of projects that I would want to watch.
