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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Imagine, dream, act, discover and wonder. Everyday is a new day to love and wonder.

...there are natural consequences for not taking care of our bodies.

Focus on beauty, not on feardance with stress to let it clear

Limbo has been one of the greatest hits of my career. A great response all over the world, not just Latinos but people in Europe and America.

We learn simply by the exposure of living, and what we learn most natively is the tradition in which we live.

We can always begin again.

I thought Europe was a country?

Luckily almost no one buys music anymore, so selling music doesn't really affect any of my professional decisions.

Everything we'll accomplish, we'll do it together or not at all.

I don't think there's anywhere to draw the line sexually.