I'm not from L.A., I'm from D.C.

I want to push that no matter what race you are, you're never just a sidekick or broken character. You're the main character, you're…

— Lexi Underwood

You can't do people wrong. You can't do people dirty or put people's life in jeopardy and expect to walk away freely and just…

— Lexi Underwood

Ever since I was little, I was so infatuated with everything concerning the arts.

— Lexi Underwood

I remember the first time that my Nana introduced me to Eartha Kitt. Seeing a fierce Black woman on screen being unapologetically confident -…

— Lexi Underwood

Because when you have all white men in the writers' room trying to tell the perspective of cultural appropriation or what it's like to…

— Lexi Underwood

I go to sleep super late and then I wake up super late. It's something that I need to stop doing.

— Lexi Underwood

I can't control how other people are going to react. I can't control what other people are going to say to me.

— Lexi Underwood

Growing up, usually when I saw a black female on television, she was either a broken character or sidekick.

— Lexi Underwood

In black and brown communities especially, mental health is not normalized. No one talks about that kind of thing.

— Lexi Underwood

I had my own documentary that I filmed in D.C., which is where I'm from.

— Lexi Underwood

Celeste Ng is such a gifted writer.

— Lexi Underwood

Music is a big part of my sleep routine. I listen to peaceful and calming music every night, and have my go-to playlists and…

— Lexi Underwood

I went into the audition room with the mindset that 'Little Fires' was going to be my last audition. I put my all into…

— Lexi Underwood

I have a playlist on YouTube of guided meditations, I have meditation books, my crystals and crystal sound-healing bowl.

— Lexi Underwood

Every time I'm feeling anxious, I go to my little meditation corner in my room and write down whatever I'm feeling. If I'm feeling…

— Lexi Underwood