"When I was younger, I really struggled with confidence. You go through those awkward, dorky, geeky stages, and growing up in the industry amplifies all that. Fortunately, I have a mother who encouraged me to build my confidence from within and embrace my imperfections."
"I love my otherness in spite of the fact there are times when the world tries to feed me so many messages that contradict the love that I have of my otherness. It's a constant daily battle for those of us who are others to not let that penetrate us and to not do the work for them, to not become our own oppressor. That's the struggle, isn't it? But I try not to place those boundaries on myself."
"As a woman, you're on guard because you're so used to being objectified in these roles. But it was so liberating to find that my body could actually be used for such strength and such power and I just walked away [from Birds of Prey] feeling the strongest I've ever felt."