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For me, a big thing growing up was naturalness - both in being and appearance. My mom never let me relax my natural hair. For so long, I thought I was ugly, and I still sometimes struggle with that. But now I've come to feel like this is me. ”

Growing up I definitely, definitely had a bunch of things of, 'Um, am I black enough?' - and I guess specifically, 'Am I German enough?' Why are we measuring blackness? ”

I like representing different kinds of black people - showing they exist. ”

I worry about not being able to be myself day to day. But I know people way more famous than me who have been able to do that. ”

I've had acting teachers say, 'If you want to do anything else but act, that means you're not an actor,' which I think is stupid! ”

I think what happens with a lot of writing and art is that specificity ends up being relatable while universality becomes vague. ”

I identify with my womanhood before anything else because that's what I deal with when I am alone. ”

It is so frustrating to feel in danger. People have followed me around at 2 in the morning and have literally said, 'Don't make me follow you. You're not responding to me.' It's incredibly degrading. ”

What I crave, and what I want to see on television, is when you see a minority character, not to have it being about them being black or Asian or Latino. If you watch 'Friends,' for example, it's not about a group of people being white. It's about a group of people being friends, you know? You should just let the characters exist. ”

I love babies. I also have this very deep desire to become a mother. I always thought that motherhood was my highest calling. ”