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“When I'm filming, I keep my hair in cornrows so that they can fit a wig on top of my hair.”

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It's important, as a young person of color, to see yourself reflected in the media.

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I don't even watch basketball. I can't even pretend.

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Whatever it is you do, study it, learn the ins and outs of it, and really work on building your craft.

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In working with Nick Cannon, he's such a generous guy, a generous actor, and he was very protective.

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