Let me tell you something: The only thing that separates women of color from anyone else is opportunity. You cannot win an Emmy for roles that are simply not there.

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When your passion and drive are bigger than your fears, you just dive.

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They say the two most important days in a person's life were the day you were born and the day you discover why you were born.

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The only thing that separates women of color from everyone else is opportunity.

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Every artist, true artist, struggles with an overwhelming sense of feeling like you're not worthy.

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I would love to be remembered as a person who used her life to inspire others in any way, shape or form.

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Ordinary people who are just kind of just going about their lives are transformed into heroes because they have the courage to put their voices out there. And I think that's a powerful message in this time of political strife.

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It would be great to bust through and make history. But what's more important is the opportunity to continue to get roles that are complicated and wonderful, to be a part of the narrative and to get to do what our counterparts are able to do. It doesn't just stop at holding an award.

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You can't be hesitant about who you are.

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I want my work to reflect my level of gifts and talent

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