“Maybe I'm outdated in thinking this, but because I'm a young black wom...” — Janelle Monae Quote

“Maybe I'm outdated in thinking this, but because I'm a young black woman and don't see very many being the lead in a film, I have this fear: 'Will I be working?'”

“I believe it's time that women truly owned their superpowers and used their beauty and strength to change the world around them.”

“I've gotten scripts over the years, but I believe it was the stories of 'Moonlight' and 'Hidden Figures' that really touched my heart and aligned with the messages that I felt were extremely important to me.”

“If I was an overrated actor, I would've become an outdated actor.”

“As a veteran myself, I know how outdated some VA facilities are and the negative impact that can have.”

“We're not going to solve these twenty-first century problems with outdated isolationist thinking.”