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This Is A Career About Images. It's Celluloid; They Last For Ever. I'm A Black Woman From America. My People Were Slaves In America, And Even Though We're Free On Paper And In Law, I'm Not Going To Allow You To Enslave Me On Film, In Celluloid, For All To See.

As An Actor, You're Used To Putting On Characters, Taking Them Off, Becoming Someone Else, Doing Your Research, And Working On That.

My Mom Was Always Pretty Supportive. She Saw Me Do Plays And She'd Always Act Out The Parts I Did. My Aunt, Who Played A Big Part In My Life, Was A Little Bit More Reserved, Because If They Don't See You On Tv Every Week They Think You Must Be Starving.

I Remembered That Throughout My Growing Up And Education And Pursuing My Dreams And Desires, Going Into Acting, And, Of Course, Getting Through Yale University And On And On And On, That Being Average, Being Mediocre Was Not An Option That You Should Be Proud Of.

Loving God Is Like My Being Black. I Just Am. [no One Says] 'you Know What? I'm Gonna Be Blacker Today!' It's My Culture. It's Not Something I Put On Or Take Off Or Show More. You Just Communicate That In The Way You Live Your Life.