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" Are we truly being our sisters' keepers? Initially, that dog-eat-dog mentality within us may bark and say that we aren't responsible for other people, but if that was truly the case, then why are we even here? We have so much to offer and give to this world. "
World
Why
Say
" As a child, I was always interested in drama and performance. "
Child
Performance
Drama
" As a kid, I was obsessed with Meryl Streep, and I still am. "
Meryl Streep
Still
Obsessed
" Back home, we watch a lot of movies, and that was never available to us. When I came to America, I was like, 'No, it's really coming out this Friday? Not three months from now?' "
Home
Friday
America
" Because of the fact that being a professional actor is not a career that is widely pursued back home in the Cayman Islands, I never thought it was a viable profession. It didn't even cross my mind. So when I knew I wanted to do theater, I didn't think 'actress,' even though I loved to perform. "
Thought
Think
Professional
" Bruno Mars, I'm kind of obsessed with him. "
Him
Obsessed
Mars
" Connecting with people in person is so important. To look in the eyes of our girls and let them know that you really do support them transcends the impersonal connection of technology. "
People
Know
Support
" Disrespect is tired. Shade is old. Sipping 'tea' isn't cute. But loving, supporting, giving, being grateful and perpetuating light, is. "
Shade
Tea
Tired
" Do you, and the rest is background noise. "
Rest
You
Background
" 'Empire' deals with the black experience, the human experience, sibling rivalry, what it feels like to be ignored or doted upon by a parent, illness, death. There are so many things that I think the audience can identify with. "
Sibling
Black
Think
" Even though there will be times when I'll need to protect myself - there will definitely be times when I'll have to put up my guard just to monitor what comes in and out of my life - there's a grace there... no pun intended! "
Myself
My Life
Grace
" Everybody has a different journey. Everybody has a different path, and you don't really know what to expect. All you know is to just keep plugging away, and you hope something will come through and something will happen. "
Will
Hope
You
" Having racially diverse casts on television is a more accurate depiction of the demographic of the world we live in. "
More
Television
Having
" Honestly, I'm very much a tomboy. "
Very
Tomboy
Much
" I am very disciplined with my skin - I tone and I moisturize my skin twice a day. I also exfoliate, and I try to get a facial, like, once every two months. "
I Am
Two
Twice
" I do miss my hair because I used to do so much stuff with it, but I do like different levels of short. I had a super short pixie before, and I loved it. "
Hair
Loved
Like
" I don't have time to beat myself up over my fallible nature. Instead I use my energy to learn from my past and let it inform my future. It's time to own all of our glory, mistakes, mess and light and be gentle to ourselves. Let's be kind to our spirits and celebrate the truth of our hearts. "
Truth
Time
Past
" I find that when I put too much makeup on, or I use a certain brand, my skin will break out. I tend to gravitate towards water-based foundations because my skin absorbs them a little better and it doesn't break out as much. I use Hourglass Mineral Veil. It's so amazing. "
Brand
Makeup
Too Much
" I honestly believe in a force that's larger than our own. "
Our
Believe
Force
" I'm a night owl. "
Night
Owl
" I'm a very spiritual person, and I believe in God and all that kind of stuff. So my perfect type of guy would be spiritually grounded, extremely respectful and funny because I love to laugh. "
Laugh
Funny
God
" I'm really easy to please and not high-maintenance at all. I like that chill, not stressed-out kind of lifestyle. "
Like
Kind
Lifestyle
" In society, we have to earn other things of import like trust, respect, money, education, careers, status and etc., so naturally, we find ourselves attempting to earn love, acceptance and validation along with that. Here's the trip: we do it at the cost of other people and, more importantly, ourselves. "
Money
Love
Education
" Instead of wanting to be better than other people, let's channel that energy to be better than we were yesterday and then again to be the best we can be tomorrow. "
Energy
People
Best
" It's so easy to get whisked away in the hubbub of friends, work and busy-ness, but we need to take the time to be still and become aware of ourselves. The small things. The fact that we're still breathing. Our ability to move. The presence of love around and in us. Our strengths. Our opportunities. Our journeys. "
Work
Love
Small
" I understand that there are a few roles out there and tons of actors. Just because you don't get the big break doesn't mean you're not worthy or that what you have to offer isn't valid. "
Understand
Big
You
" I used to have really long hair. It was a big fro with mad curls. "
Hair
Long
Long Hair
" I used to run around barefoot and climb trees and pick fruit and sell it on the side of the road like a real island girl. "
Road
Climb
Fruit
" I was raised by a single black deaf woman, so I am as independent as they come. "
Woman
Deaf
Black
" I would love to share the screen with Meryl Streep, wouldn't we all? I would love to work with Spielberg and Scorsese; that would be lovely. I'm also a huge fan of Johnny Depp and the way he creates his characters, so that would be fun. I mean, any of the greats, really. "
Love
Fun
Lovely
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