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I am always searching for something different or something fresh, something hasn't been done. But the truth is, at the end of the day, we're all sort of retelling something. We're doing a version of something that's already been done.

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'The Breakfast Club' was one of my favorites.

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Being a black person in America is exhausting.

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There's something specific about Chicagoans, and I just felt like I'd love to tell their story in a creative way. Not in a way to go, 'Oh, Chicago's perfect.' I don't believe that. I don't think that. I know we have our issues.

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What's 'Atlanta' about? Technically, it's about a couple guys who are friends, but to me, 'Atlanta' is about black lives. I'm getting a real look at what black life means in Atlanta.

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I think the stakes are always high when you're an artist of color - to get things right, to get things perfect and make everybody happy.

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I watched a ton of TV because I was raised by a single mom and spent a lot of time with my grandmother. Like most grandparents do, she would spend hours and hours in front of the TV box.

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The reason I get so excited about 'Master of None' is because it's showing people of color as regular people.

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Being a black lesbian myself, I roll my eyes a little bit when I see black lesbian characters on shows where it's purely there for decoration. You can just hear it in the writers room... 'What if we make her a lesbian?'

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It's weird because I see black gay characters on television all the time, but do I relate to them? Not always, because they're set pieces.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actress

Born: May 17th, 1984

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