The biggest thing I’ve learned over the course of filming Orange Is the New Black is that the formula of being yourself plus hard work always wins over anything. And you have to be patient with where you are.
What excites me is getting to play the lead in Much Ado About Nothing [in New York City’s Shakespeare in the Park]. But what excites me too is the idea of a curvaceous black woman getting to be the love interest. I want to show the world that we are desired just as much and that I don’t have to just be a sidekick or play the best friend.
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