Women are actually in charge of everything. Life is not unlike that. Comedically, that helped me, because I have a great understanding of what black people think is funny and what white people think is funny. I'm able to find what I like to refer to as the No. 1 answer. The joke that everyone thinks is hilarious, the record everyone thinks is moving, or a great dance record - walking that line where it's very specific to everyone, but universal at the same time.
Racism is an unfortunate part of American culture.
It's something you don't accept but something you know is going to exist. I don't have any fear for it. I'm a firm believer that the smartest person wins. When I sit in meetings in Hollywood dealing with directors, producers, executives, they need me. Even before they knew they needed me, I knew they needed me.