I always talk to all the crew. I always make it pleasant. I always nurture a relationship that makes people feel like they're important, like they're a part of the collaboration. I feel that way about the young actors on set. I don't talk to them like I'm the mentor; I talk to them like they're my peers. And I learned that from Meryl Streep.

I have had issues in the past with the characters and the limitations of the characters and the structure of the narratives given to me as a woman of color.

Acting came from growing up in dysfunction. I mean, a lot of great times, but a lot of dysfunction.

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