I Had My One Guest Star On

My Encounters With Racism Are Sort Of Second-hand Situations Where I Might Be Standing Around With A Group Of White Friends And Someone Makes A Comment That They Wouldn't Make At My Family Reunion.

You Develop A Lot Of Scars, Being Interracial.

It Was Just Expected That I Would Go To College. Both My Parents Are Teachers And They Tolerated Acting, But I Was Going To Go To A School Of Quality Or Bust. Which Made My Downshifting Back To Acting Afterward A Little Difficult.

The Backstory To Anyone Of Mixed Race Is A Lifetime Spent Being Incorrectly Perceived And Choosing Either To Allow That Misperception To Continue Or To Correct It, So I Am Aware Of Identity And Race As Being Much More Fluid, I Think, Than Someone Who Is "purely" One Thing Or The Other. And Acting Does Challenge Me To Address Those Particular Issues.

If I Were To Wait Only For Roles That Clarify My Racial Makeup, I'd Be Waiting For A Very, Very Long Time.