“A Thousand and Oneis my breakout, take-me-serious, I’m-here-and-I’m-here-to-stay type of role. I remember receiving the script, and right away thinking, I need to be a part of this. Not only was this girl from Harlem, New York—me—she had a story to tell. She reminded me of a lot of the women in my life. And I realized while reading the script that New York was almost like a third main character in the movie.” |