Annie Ilonzeh

My dad's Nigerian, and I remember going to Nigeria, and all of these kids and adults and everyone in-between knew who TuPac was. They had TuPac t-shirts, TuPac posters, TuPac cassettes... everyone knew TuPac, and sometimes that was the only English that they spoke, was TuPac lyrics. ”

Being pampered is great, but sometimes I like to do those things myself because it's a little therapeutic and gives me some downtime for myself - and I need that. ”

I was a manicurist in another life. ”

I have always wanted to do something high octane. I've wanted to tackle an action role where I play a tomboy but empower myself as a woman. ”

I relate to both my Caucasian side and my African side, and I love that. ”

I come from an interracial family: My father is from Nigeria, and so he is African-American, and my mother is American and white, so I rarely see skin color. It's never an issue for me. ”

Tupac is huge; he's an inspiration. Arguably, he's probably the biggest, most analyzed and loved artist of all time. ”

I want to touch the world through my performances on screen but also off screen. ”

Your legacy makes a difference. ”

I'm proud - or really more thankful than anything - for all the work that I've gotten. ”