As a kid, I loved going to lots of thrift stores with my parents. There was a period where I thought it was embarrassing, and then I started to get older - I realized they were really cool. — Tessa Thompson Copy Share Image
I think, as an actor, when you're starting off early in your career, you're kind of just seeing what lands. But 'Veronica Mars' definitely primed me to look for surprising, dynamic women. It took me awhile to realize how cool… — Tessa Thompson Copy Share Image
I was gregarious as a kid, but I think the idea of actually getting to know people, I'm just shy. It sort of takes… — Tessa Thompson Copy Share Image
I'm someone that likes to not think too binary about human qualities. — Tessa Thompson Copy Share Image
Even while I'm really interested in playing female characters that are varied and interesting and dynamic, I'm not of the mind that you always… — Tessa Thompson Copy Share Image
'Veronica Mars' was my first job, and for some reason, my character changed her hairstyle halfway through the season from curly to - I… — Tessa Thompson Copy Share Image
I'm really excited about this generation of young women that can look at a screen and see some brown people in space. — Tessa Thompson Copy Share Image
I guess I'm sort of just a glutton for having moments when I can just do whatever I want to, which sounds terrible. — Tessa Thompson Copy Share Image
I'm sort of obsessed with Harlem. Just its history. My father did the music for a play called 'The Huey P. Newton Story,' and… — Tessa Thompson Copy Share Image
I think when any one kind of film does well, it creates a precedent and paves the way for more like it. — Tessa Thompson Copy Share Image
I grew up as a kid looking at artists like David Bowie and Prince; I really admired them. — Tessa Thompson Copy Share Image
What was so exciting for me about Wakanda and seeing 'Black Panther' was how incredible the women were in it. — Tessa Thompson Copy Share Image
