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" I take biotin to make sure hair and nails are growing well. "

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" I would love to appear in 'Scandal,' something like that, or 'Grey's Anatomy' because I think they're incredible. "

" I'm a geek when it comes to my voice. I know if it hurts, something's wrong. You shouldn't feel it! It's very important to look after your voice. "

" I don't drink anything other than water and herbal tea. "

" When I was 15, I didn't think I was the prettiest at all. But then something happened when I was 20-something - I thought, actually, I really like what I look like. Just because I don't look like everybody else doesn't mean that I can't be just as beautiful. "

" Watching Mum work hard made me do the same. I've watched her since I was little, and I've picked up on how hard she works and the fire she has in her belly. "

" When I was younger, I just liked the sound of different accents, and I used to just play around to see if I could do things. I hear accents like music, so that's what helps me to learn them. "

" My body is one that kind of looks at weights, and then all of a sudden, I have muscle. "

" Put me somewhere, tell me what to do, and I can get it done. "

" If you're going to go for a thing, there's no point unless you're going all the way. "

" The thing that disturbs me the most, being in England, is that on the screen we don't see very many of us - there aren't very many black girls. They don't make the roles for us, or they don't see us in those roles. "

" I've seen 'Hamilton.' I'm obsessed. The music is crazy. "

" I discovered at the age of five that I could sing, and I realised people liked it. The sound that came out made people happy, so I kept doing it. "

" One of my favourite pieces is 'Antony and Cleopatra' - I'd love to be in that. Or an alternative version of 'Romeo & Juliet' where I get to play Mercutio, something like that. "

" You sense when something is special, but you don't know how special it is until it's in front of an audience. "

" I love that I can demonstrate that it's OK to look and be strong. "

" I don't think it's different to be a black girl in England than it is to be a black girl from America. We all collectively share in a pain of displacement and not feeling like we quite belong in places. "

" I do have my own washing machine, but I do miss going to the laundromat. I love the smell of fabric softener. "

" I do love to get my nails done. "

" I think what's different about working on stage is that you have another chance to portray it again. If you don't get something right on film, you can do another take, but on stage, once it's done, it's done. You can't go back. "

" I like Traditional Medicinals for most teas I drink. "

" Meditation, yoga, working out, and eating well. That's my wellness. And I think occasionally you have to treat yourself, so if you do need to take yourself shopping, go take yourself shopping. "

" I don't have dairy because I'm a singer and, quite frankly, I don't want to mess around with my vocal chords and how those behave, and dairy is an allergen for me. "

" If your body is working correctly, and then you get a cold or something, that cold probably won't knock you out as hard as it would have if you weren't healthy. "

" I'm a very, very healthy eater, so it's proteins, greens, proteins, and more greens - and lots of water. "

" I try to ignore the Tonys buzz as much as possible. It's wonderful to be thought of that way, but I have to kind of pretend it's not happening so I can keep focus. It's about the work I'm doing, and it's more than enough to come away knowing that people are changed when they leave the theater. "

" What happens when I go to America is I sound really English. Most people would start sounding American, but I do the opposite. "

" My faith is with me always. "

" If you believe in chakras - head and heart - I think singing opens them up, like a wide open door. "

" I don't believe that many things are impossible to achieve so long as you put your mind to it and take the time to get it done. "

" There are days when I'm completely obsessed with Kate Bush, and there are days when I'm completely obsessed with the Eurythmics. Then it's Aretha Franklin, then it's Lena Horne, then it's Ella Fitzgerald, then it's John Legend, then it's Michael Jackson. Music, to me, is like food, so I feel like whatever I need that day, I can get from a song. "