I did my homework, of course, by inhaling as much literature as was available to find, so that when it was time to shoot I could hopefully exhale [ Harriet Tubman ].

We're living in a time where we all got to stay woke !

Understanding that what it is that you're doing isn't limited to the roles and the rejection, it's bigger than that, it's about your purpose in life.

Study and know that we are always a student of the craft well after we've completed any course of study... and approach the work as a servant, not a star.

I felt validated and valued , and here was this woman [Whoopi Goldberg ] inside my television screen who gave me a voice.

[I want to be remembered] as a small piece of the puzzle sent here to serve a bigger picture.

The real truth is that [Harriet Tubman ] spirit is so powerful that it consumes you. I was literally reduced to basic breath and blinks while she inhabited my vessel and told her story through me.

[Harriet Tubman] lived such a full, complex, and irrefutably-dynamic life that all the craft in the world would be insufficient in honoring her legacy.

An opportunity to honor the legacy of the lives drawn into the lines in my face, the broad of my nose, the dark of my eyes, the fullness of my lips, and coal in my complexion.

Rosa Parks was primed, she had the Civil Rights Movement behind her, she didn't just decide to sit on the bus, it was strategic.

I am indebted to [my grandmothers] always for cradling me in the heart of Christ and encouraging my passion to press towards the mark of the high calling on my life, wherever that takes me.

In evaluating ourselves, we tend to be long on our weaknesses and short on our strengths.

Growing your leadership capacity demands personal effectiveness. Being effective is the ability to do the right thing at all times, no matter the cost.

The more you know of your history, the more liberated you are.

I think it's important to remember that music supervision is not just about a fantastic record collection or knowledge of music, although that certainly helps for aspiring music supervisors.

John Calhoun, if you secede from my nation I will secede your head from the rest of your body.

I'm not trying to run away from my fans at all. I want them to grow with me.

How good it is to be well-fed, healthy, and kind all at the same time.

I haven't achieved as much as I should have done in my career.

Everything that I do I hear and then I go with my hands, and since I use my hands for both piano and guitar that is kind of hands-on.

Integrate purpose into your for-profit business model through a long term commitment to a cause that is aligned with your core values and those of your community.