If Someone Has Already Done A Role

It Was A Good Script [something New]. We Have Not Seen An Interracial Issue Dealt With From A Black Woman And White Man's Perspective In This Way. And, Usually, It's A Black Man, White Woman. I Loved The Fact That It Wasn't About The Couple Being Against The World Or The Couple Against The Family. I Loved The Fact That It Was Her Dealing With Her Own Prejudices That Came Up, Her Own Guilt, Her Own Shame And Embarrassment About What Her Peers Thought.

There's A Lot Of Kenya That's Not Like Me. I Like Birkenstocks, Granola, My Dog Pops.

I Had Never Picked Up A Basketball Before. I Went Through A Grueling Audition Process. It Was Almost As If I Was Learning To Walk. It Would Be Like Teaching Somebody To Dance Ballet For A Role.

My Characteristics [of Ideal Black Man.] Aren't As Specific. I'm More General. I'm More Like, I Have To Be Able To Talk To Him. You Know, We Have To Have Good Communications. He Has To Be Interested In The World. You Know What I Mean. Like Interested In Learning And Adventurous And Curious, 'cause That's What I Am. He Has To Be Passionate About Something. And It Would Be Nice If He Had A Job. It's Not Like He Has To Have An Mba.

My Dad Is A Director/producer And My Mom Is A Dancer; She Performed With Alvin Ailey, But I Didn't Even Think About Becoming An Actress.