A Woman Is More Than The Sum

A Lot Of The Girls I Grew Up With Were Pregnant By The Time They Were 16. I Just Was Lucky.

I Don't Necessarily Think Of Myself As A Feminist, But I'm A Whole Person. I'm Not Just Breasts Or Ass Or Thighs - I'm A Whole Being! And It Just Seems Like Women Aren't Necessarily Striving To Be The Whole Of Themselves.

I Could Hear Music Playing In The Background Of Works By Certain Authors, Like Poe And Shakespeare. And I Discovered Nikki Giovanni When I Was In Eighth Grade. Her Writing Has A Musical Energy With Pulse And Rhythm, Almost Like Jazz Or Hip-hop.

When You Have A Cast And Crew Of People Who Make It Light Hearted And Crack Jokes, And Break Treats, And Understand That We Are All In This Together. That's A Biggest Plus That You Can Have.

There's A Certain Level Of Realness In Philly. You Know, Just - People Are People. You Know, It Doesn't Matter Who You Are Or Who You Think You Are, You're Just A Person In Philly.