I'm Pretty Much A Thrift Shop Gal.

Fashion Is Fun, And Fashion Is A Form Of Art And Self-expression. And I Think It Should Have A Wink-wink Nature To It. For Me, It's About The Way It Makes You Feel. If You Want To Feel Sexy, You Want To Feel Bright, You Want To Feel Good. That's What People Are Attracted To - When They See You Execute An Emotion Or An Idea Clearly And Proudly.

When You're Making An Independent Film And You Care About It So Much You Do All The Prep Work Beforehand.

So, First, I Wanted To Be A Part Of The Project Because I Thought It Was An Important Story To Tell. On Top Of That, It's Rare To Find Roles For Strong, Young, Feisty Women, Especially In A Military Film. And I Love That Suarez Ends Up Being The Moral Compass Of The Story, And That She's Also Brave Enough To Stand Up To All These Men.

My Dad Has Totally Taken My Cat Stevens T-shirt, But It's Ok; I Have His Black Flag One, And That's Amazing.

I Had Talked To My Agent A Lot Over The Years About Not Being Interested In Stereotypical "black Films" [because] I Didn't Like The Way They Were Representing Black People Over And Over And Over Again In The Same Way.