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I don't even watch basketball. I can't even pretend.

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I had been getting relaxers since I was eight or nine. I had no clue. It was a personal mission to really find out who am when I'm not altering myself to look like anybody else. Who am I when I wake up and I don't do anything to my hair? Who is that woman? I want to meet her. And that was what catapulted my journey into going natural.

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Generally, when I'm going to a new project, I take my own makeup. I'll explain to them what it is that I would like. If they are receptive, we figure it out together. If they're not, I'll be going to back to my trailer and doing my own makeup. And that's the same for hair.

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Whatever it is you do, study it, learn the ins and outs of it, and really work on building your craft.

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For me, it's always about the work and the stories I'm telling and the slices of life I feel should be illuminated.

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You have to really understand and appreciate who are you are and know who you are and what you have to offer people - not just a man but people! This helps you have something to stand on. Know your value and what makes you valuable so you can always go back to this.

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As black women, we're miles behind our white counterparts in being offered the space to create and craft female characters in major blockbuster films.

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I went to this arts high school in Greenville, S.C. In speech class, the teacher, a white man, would say, 'You're talking ghetto. Don't talk ghetto.' I'm not only offended, but I'm confused because while there's nothing wrong with people who come from the projects or the ghetto, that's actually not my experience.

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When they asked, 'What do you want to be when you grow up?' I said, 'I want to be a model and an actress.' They said, 'Why?' I said, 'Because I can look good and get paid to do it.' That's the kind of kid I was.

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Working with Spike Lee was a dream of mine. It was amazing to be able to collaborate with such a visionary.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actress

Born: September 22nd, 1987

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