I Don't See A White Woman. I

I Never Wanted To Be A Model. My Modelling Career Was Nothing But A Stepping Stone To My Acting Career And That's All I Ever Saw It As. A Pointless Rock In The River That Has To Be Stepped On In Order To Get To The Meaningful Oasis Of Acting.

Self-esteem Comes From Who You Have In Your Life. How You Were Raised. What You Struggled With As A Child.

I Would Say A Magical Thing Happened On When The Big 40th Birthday Came. I Felt Like A Light Kind Of Just Went Off, And Maybe That's Because I Felt Like At 40 I Had The Right To Say And Be Who I Wanted To Be, Say What I Wanted To Say, And Accept What I Didn't Want To Accept.

Anytime You Put A Movie Out It's Subject To Such Scrutiny And Such Criticism.

I've Pretty Much Learned I Can Let That [being Black] Hinder Me If I Want To ... Or I Can Fight For Different Kinds Of Roles.