I was taught from a young age that many people would treat me as a second-class citizen because I was African-American and because I was female.
“Do not seek to bring things to pass in accordance with your wishes, but wish for them as they are, and you will find them.”
“Some of the supporting roles that I've done as an actor, I took them because I knew that I would get to watch some of the leading guys in the movies, and also I'd get to work with them.”