I Approach The Film Business The Way

My Mom Was My Main Influence Growing Up, And Phylicia Rashad Reminded Me A Lot Of My Mother, Just The Way She Handled Certain Things, She Was... Not Soft-spoken But Smooth-spoken. Just Very Calm, Cool, Collected About Things.

I Approach The Film Business The Way I Feel About Self-esteem. It's Something That Has To Be Maintained. That's Kind Of How I Feel About Positive Roles In Hollywood. They Have To Be Maintained. You Have To Purposefully, Intentionally Try To Make The Right Type Of Films. And The More People That Do That, The More Things Will Continue To Improve.

I Tend To Share Whatever I Know In General. I've Never Been A Person To Horde Information For The Sake Of My Own Skin, You Know What I Mean? Not Share So Somebody Doesn't Take Your Job, I've Never Had That Kind Of Insecurity. I Also Had A Management Company, Too, So We Were Always One Of Those Companies That Shared Information With Our Artists. Whatever They Wanted To Know, As Much As They Wanted To Know, They Could Know.

It's Not Necessarily What A Family Is Typically Supposed To Look Like. But It Is What It Is. It's About A Connection And Bond That Everyone Can Identify With.

When I Was Around 18, I Looked In The Mirror And Said, 'you're Either Going To Love Yourself Or Hate Yourself.' And I Decided To Love Myself. That Changed A Lot Of Things.