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" I think I've realized that when you are aiming to create a real body of work, you are as much defined by the things you don't do as by the things you do. "

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" Media truly has the power to create and shift culture. "

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" I'm really excited about this generation of young women that can look at a screen and see some brown people in space. "

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" The truth is, no, we don't live in a post-racial state anywhere in America, and this is particularly true in Hollywood. "

" Fashion is a funny thing to talk about. I think what you wear is definitely an extension of you, but I also think it's totally arbitrary. "

" 'Veronica Mars' was my first job, and for some reason, my character changed her hairstyle halfway through the season from curly to - I don't even know why - suddenly straight. "

" I think, as an actor, when you're starting off early in your career, you're kind of just seeing what lands. But 'Veronica Mars' definitely primed me to look for surprising, dynamic women. It took me awhile to realize how cool that job was. "

" I grew up listening to a lot of Massive Attack and Portishead. "

" I think when any one kind of film does well, it creates a precedent and paves the way for more like it. "

" The Time's Up campaign is for everyone, in all capacities, contributions big and small. "

" 'Dear White People' started a conversation about race. It's such a difficult thing to talk about, especially in America because of our history. I love that you can confront it with humour and with satire. "

" I grew up partially in L.A. and partially in New York. In L.A., anything goes because it's really temperate. There aren't any fashion rules dictated by weather, whereas in New York, of course, there are. New York is seasonal, and also it's a fashion mecca, so people are a little more aware of how they put things together. "

" Death is just a part of life, you know? It's what makes all of life more vibrant. It's coming whether we want to accept it or not. "

" The term 'breakout' always makes me think of an inmate or some butterfly emerging out of a cocoon. "

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" What was so exciting for me about Wakanda and seeing 'Black Panther' was how incredible the women were in it. "

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