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" I really feel like the proper representation of women, in TV and film, is really important and vital. "

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" Because our father played professional soccer, being in the spotlight never felt weird to me and my brother. We always felt we could do anything. "

" I do feel I have a responsibility to empower women and to inspire them. "

" It's important that we're properly represented and for viewers to see all the bits and pieces of being a woman of color. "

" I sing. I used to think singing is going to be the route, and I still sing to this day. I still try to write lyrics. "

" I think that TV and film are very important mediums to show what people of all races, ethnicities, sexual orientations can do, and I think that, as women, we are still in the process of proving what we can do, what we can accomplish, and who we are. "

" Child actors are notorious for being brats. "

" I think the biggest thing that I learned, and why I've fallen in love with baseball, is how mental of a game it is. It's such a mental sport, and it's beautiful. I think definitely the mental aspect, the stats, and the mathematics, that, to me, really blew me away. "

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" Living courageously in your uniqueness is really important: just being completely yourself. I know that sounds really cliche, but just do what you want to do. "

" I just want people to remember I'm not perfect. I just try to lead with love every day. "

" What I look for in a role is a woman who is important - not on the sidelines, not arm candy: women who do important things. "

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" I know me. I only have brothers, and I know that I would do anything for them, and I would back them up to the ends of the Earth. "

" I knew my focus was going to be somewhere in the arts. I've always painted. I've always sung. I didn't know when or how it was going to happen - or what it was going to be. "

" If I can learn how to pitch in two months, and I'm doing OK, how can we not assume that a woman who's been working on it for her entire life won't be playing in the MLB? It's ridiculous. "

" I normally play very serious characters. "

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" I'm a woman of color, but I have so many different cultures inside of me. "

Different Cultures

" I grew up with brothers, so I very easily get along with men. "

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" I was born in Canada, and then my dad played pro soccer in England and then also on an island off the coast of Portugal. So we lived there for, like, 10 years. And then we moved to Minnesota. So I feel like I've experienced a lot of different cultures, and I'm still figuring out who I am. "

" Young girls need to see women who are strong and vulnerable and complex onscreen. "