And It [acting] Was Exciting To Me.

There Is A Way To Be A Woman, Ask For What We Deserve And Be Able To Negotiate.

My Generation Is One Of The First Generations Of "choiceful" Women - Women Who Have Actually Had The Choice Of How They Architect Their Lives - And I Don't Think Shame Should Have Any Place In That. But As That Generation, You Get Cuts And Bruises.

Someone Asked Me Recently, "do You Get Sick Of People Asking You About Your Hair?" And The Reason I Don't Is Because I Actually Feel Like You Could Chronicle My Journey Of Self-acceptance Through My Journey With My Hair. It's A Badge Of Something Bigger.

Sometime In My Second Year At Brown [university], I Took An Acting Class. And The Lightbulb Went Off For Me. I Fell In Love With It. I Realized That Everything I Was Afraid Of About Myself, All My Fears, Could Be Used In That World.

As A Younger Person, My Philosophy Was Jump Off A Cliff. I Realize Now That There Are Stairs And Elevators. 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 Can Even Ask For Help! Not Feeling That I Have To Know Everything, And That’s Where The Growth Comes In, In The Not Knowing.