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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When you pray, God puts people in your life to lead you when you cannot lead yourself.

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Each role has its own different challenges.

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Relationships change us and make us grow.

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I think that you always want to gravitate towards people who absolutely are great at what they do and go for authenticity.

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

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When you see what the deficit is, then you have to do something about it.

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We grew up in abject poverty. Acting, writing scripts and skits were a way of escaping our environment at a very young age.

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You cannot live to please everyone else. You have to edify, educate and fulfill your own dreams and destiny.

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Self-deprecation is not an answer to keeping one's balance. I think that it's very damaging.

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