I always used to say hybrids would rule the world - people who have an understanding of many cultures and can relate to them with ease. And then along came Obama.

A zombie apocalypse isn't the most jovial situation.

I've always been extremely physically active.

I got an M.F.A. in acting from NYU, and part of our training is to learn how to use swords in combat situations in a performance and Shakespeare plays where you have to fight.

If you're a fighter, you recognize a fighter.

I write about African women, that's really my topic. I have no shame or qualm in it because it's a very underrepresented topic, which is part of the reason I started to write.

People with nothing to hide don't usually feel the need to say so.

My favorite TV shows are Orange Is the New Black, House of Cards, Modern Family, and Veep.

You look at women like Lena Dunham, you look at how women are kind of crafting their own space on the screen. I want to add to that.

My assumption is I'm not going to be recognized. But when I am, I'm like, "Dang, you know who I am?" I always think I look so different.

Zimbabweans are so smart and witty and able to weave together tons of situations and experiences into terminologies that are just utterly original.

Being a kid has always been about being watched.

The injury we do and the one we suffer are not weighed in the same scales.

Cool is the enemy of funny. You can't be cool and be funny at the same time. Only Eddie Murphy could do that.

Mental health needs a great deal of attention. It's the final taboo and it needs to be faced and dealt with.

It's boredom. No other reason than that.

The message of love and compassion will travel far and wide if all who follow a spiritual path work together in harmony and mutual respect.

Actually, I've been working on a plan. During the exam, I'll hide under some coats, and hope that somehow everything will work out.

Exercise is about being grateful for the body you have and sustaining the life you have.

A time of famine and poverty will come and the people as a whole as well as every individual in it will suffer.

Originality, I fear, is too often only undetected and frequently unconscious plagiarism.