I like going to schools and telling classes that when I was a child, I failed every "will this kid become a writer" test.
And I found the theater, and I found my home.
Rise above the way society is going to see you and society is going to see you at the absolutely bottom of the totem pole because not only are you female, you are Black. Never believe it and never give into that, that that's where you live or that's who you are.
You feel the communion of the collective consciousness in that moment when you're on stage doing something and the audience is absolutely with you. And the audience becomes a collective entity as well. They come in from separate places and socio-economic backgrounds, and places across the world and days that they've had, and then they come together and they become one collective thing, and experience something in a collective way.
Some sort of creativity is within everybody; I think that's just a part of the human spirit. I think there's no human being on earth who is not creative in some way, because I think it's just a part of our genetic makeup.
Pedigree matters: if you break your shoulder trying to open a door, it's much harder to play the game once you get in the room.
I want to thank all the shoulders of the strong and brave and courageous women that I am standing on.
Our children are our sequels. Our parents are our prequels. All living beings are our equals.
When I have meetings scheduled so tight that I can't go to the loo, that's where I draw the line!
I love being part of an ensemble.
People who think there's no good way to die have obviously never heard the phrase 'Drug-fuelled-sex-heart-attack'.