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" It's hard as a young person of a different ethnicity or background to look at the TV and not see anyone who looks like you. Representation is very important. "

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" Everyone loves Beyonce. If you don't love Beyonce, we can't talk. "

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" I was actually supposed to be a basketball player, not an actress. My parents had me playing basketball on competitive teams when I was in kindergarten. Even though my heart belongs to the arts, I'm a tomboy at heart, too. "

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" I haven't always been confident enough to rock different styles because I used to be really shy. "

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" When I first started out in the industry, I was 12 or whatever, and I wanted to be on something so bad, and I didn't know what I was going to be on. At the time, I was in school, and I was working on drama and theatrical stuff, so I never thought that I'd end up going to comedy. "

" If I'm going to portray one of my idols and someone I feel... so strongly about, it has to be done right, and it has to be done 120 percent. "

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