My favorite TV shows are Orange Is the New Black, House of Cards, Modern Family, and Veep.

A zombie apocalypse isn't the most jovial situation.

I've always been extremely physically active.

I got an M.F.A. in acting from NYU, and part of our training is to learn how to use swords in combat situations in a performance and Shakespeare plays where you have to fight.

If you're a fighter, you recognize a fighter.

I write about African women, that's really my topic. I have no shame or qualm in it because it's a very underrepresented topic, which is part of the reason I started to write.

People with nothing to hide don't usually feel the need to say so.

I always used to say hybrids would rule the world - people who have an understanding of many cultures and can relate to them with ease. And then along came Obama.

You look at women like Lena Dunham, you look at how women are kind of crafting their own space on the screen. I want to add to that.

My assumption is I'm not going to be recognized. But when I am, I'm like, "Dang, you know who I am?" I always think I look so different.

Zimbabweans are so smart and witty and able to weave together tons of situations and experiences into terminologies that are just utterly original.

Mom laughed. "Well that's why, when it's real, you do whatever you have to do to work it out. Screw stability. Forget common sense. Make a move.

There is a very real relationship, both quantitatively and qualitatively, between what you contribute and what you get out of this world.

Aging gracefully is one thing, but trying to slow it down is another.

The greatest success goes to the person who is not afraid to fail in front of even the largest audience.

In a deal, you give and take. You compromise. Then you grab the cash and catch the next train out of town.

I think that’s a responsibility that I have, to push possibilities, to show people: “This is the level that things could be at.”

I do not like being in front of the camera.

The human hand allows the mind to reveal itself.

We are all called to be great saints, don't miss the opportunity.

Acting is about covering up traces of who you are and just being the character. I think it's easier to accept people in roles if you don't know a lot about them.