My father said, 'Let's raise our child in a paradise instead of a parking lot,' and that's what they did.

I like to look at the skyline and the moon.

I'm really fascinated by the moon.

The Indians are a civilization wrought with culture and a beautiful, deep spirituality.

Being in the body of an African-American woman, I prefer animation. I get to be everybody. I don't have to always be the white girl's best friend. I can be the princess. I can make an inanimate object come to life. I can be a little boy. I can be anything.

I was reading 'The Prophet' on my own when I was 10 years old.