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" The major perk of living in Brooklyn is that everything is there. If I did not want to leave Brooklyn, I could stay there the whole time. "

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" 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. "

" I always say that I want to play Serena Williams if they ever did a biopic of hers. I definitely want to do that, and I want to do some films. "

" 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. "

" 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 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 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. "

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

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

" I do love to get my nails done. "

" What I want to see is more mixed casts. We need it. People need to be brave - in the real world, everyone and anyone is around. So if people get to see themselves on the stage, they'll want to come. "

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

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

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

" I became a fitness fiend when I was about 17 or 18. "

" 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. "

" Just because I don't look like everybody else doesn't mean that I can't be just as beautiful. "

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

" My faith is with me always. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" As a singer, I like to have a warm beverage with me all the time. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" I travel with seaweed chips, edamame chips, tea, peanut butter, avocados. I always take my supplements with me because they're easy to carry. "

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

" It's kind of epic to see four women really be physically and mentally strong, in themselves and in their lives. That's what 'Widows' is. "