“As black women, we're miles behind our white counterparts in being off...” — Teyonah Parris Quote

“As black women, we're miles behind our white counterparts in being offered the space to create and craft female characters in major blockbuster films.”

“When you just come into a show that's already established, you feel that they're family, and they have a way of doing things and running things.”

“When they asked, 'What do you want to be when you grow up?' I said, 'I want to be a model and an actress.' They said, 'Why?' I said, 'Because I can look good and get paid to do it.' That's the kind of kid I was.”

“I have a great career, and no matter what I am doing, a big blockbuster movie... or my small documentary, David Letterman will call and say I would like you to sit on my couch.”

“I sold Blockbuster because I saw what was coming: the satellite dish, technology that would make the business obsolete in a few years. Why would people go to a store for a video and then have to return it when they had a dish?”

“When I was first starting out in the industry in the early '90s, gay love stories were relegated to limited-release films that were hidden deep in the back of Blockbuster video stores.”