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A staple of my personality is that I want what I want - and I'm willing to do without until I get it.

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If you want something, work hard for it, go after it. I can't worry about all the 'no's, because I believe there's a yes, and I've been very fortunate to find those in my career and made the most of those opportunities.

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I'm not afraid of stereotypes. There are some truths to it - but the problem is that people keep sort of owning that one thing to be the truth.

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Being black, Latino, or Asian is not a genre. Romantic comedies, thrillers, action - those are genres. I think there's a lot of people who want to have the conversation. I don't think people are afraid of it, I just think it's the time to have that conversation. Race is not a genre.

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I often attribute my screenwriting to journalism because they drill in the who, what, when, where and why - but we really need to land on that why. That's what I've been exploring in my writing for many years and trying to get better at.

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Any form of media is an opportunity to be a mirror and reflection of what we are experiencing more in the details of our life. What makes it fun and unique in a lot of ways is how that journey is changing just by the mere fact of the current time.

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I love writing about black women, but if you go beyond that, we're human beings - and because we're human beings, it's universal for everybody.

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I'm trying to talk about challenging subjects people might not like and trying to find relief as we discuss it.

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We still have a lot of work to do in American culture. More open-mindedness is happening - in some cases rapidly, in some, slowly.

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I think pregnancy, like life, is what you make it. I received a good hand. I'm thankful and blessed and so peaceful and can't wait to welcome my son.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Writer

Born: May 27th, 1970

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