Typically, I'm very happy-go-lucky.
I'm not interested in people being interested in me.
Part of being an actor is being susceptible to imaginary circumstances, so as soon as I'm on the set I feel like I'm actually there.
What's cool about 'Insecure' is it's very realistic and nuanced.
I feel like when the people in 'Insecure' are honest, the characters learn the most. This show has grown my cynicism a little a bit about relationships just because the way men and women responded to the fact that Issa was cheating on her boyfriend.
A lot of times, black people were extremely cool, and that's how we've been commodified in TV and film. But now we're starting to see an upswing of material where we're like, 'It's cool to be quirky and weird and smart.'
What drives me is character driven material.
I'm originally from New York, and I just have a love affair with that place.