[Black-ish creator] Kenya Bariss wrote on Girlfriends. We've been friendly since then. He sent me [the pilot] and said, "I wrote it for you." But I know what that means in this industry.

I am learning every day to allow the space between where I am and where I want to be to inspire me and not terrify me.

I want to be awake. I want to choose kindness, live & let live. I want joy, gratitude, and peace today.

It was when I realized I needed to stop trying to be somebody else and be myself, that I actually started to own, accept and love what I had.

Just embrace your hair! I really feel like I am not an advocate for people doing what I do. I'm an advocate for people discovering and finding what works for them.

When I'm not working, I spend a lot of time on my hair. When it's time for my hair to get some rest, I either wear it in a ponytail, bun or my favorite "milkmaid" braid.

Wisdom means to choose now what will make sense later.

In some of the darkest and hardest moments, there is always a part of me that is okay. And I can always access that part of me.

Differences in experience, points of view and opinions aren't what pulls us apart. It's what pulls us together.

I hope they look at me and think, 'That lady looks like she accepts herself'.

We all, as women, need to continue to change our gaze from how we are seen to how we are seeing.

I know there are things you aren’t telling me. Big things…Sir, I will find out. I only hope your reasoning is good enough for me to forgive you.

If there is no wind row.

If it's a good movie, the sound could go off and the audience would still have a perfectly clear idea of what was going on.

Say goodbye to the oldies, but goodies, because the good old days weren't always good and tomorrow ain't as bad as it seems

Strength is happiness. Strength is itself victory. In weakness and cowardice there is no happiness

I wanted to have a place and a space, and a building, in which to create a season of work I am here because the idea of a theatrical home is very appealing to me

The whole world had changed. Only the fairy tales remained the same. "And they lived happily ever after.

We stand for musical individuality. That's all we stand for.

Happy Tuesday! We are responsible for peace and order in our lives! When your world is CONSTANTLY filled with chaos, then it's time to take a look at SELF!