55 Quotes by Nafessa Williams

We all have that superhero inside us, but it's about tapping into it and embracing it and owning it.

Believe it or not, I am a tomboy.

Growing up, I'd watch 'The Cosby Show' and 'The Fresh Prince of Bel Air;' I'd look at the little brown girls and be inspired by them.

I just want people to understand that regardless of what it is that you do - whether you're a teacher, whether you are a doctor, a single mother, a college student, a big sister - that you have strength within you, and I want people to be inspired to walk in their own superhero regardless of what it is that they do.

I believe that young lesbian women need to see themselves on TV. They need to see the representation, especially young black lesbians.

Most superheroes are young or in their 20s, and as you can see with Black Lightning, he's in his mid-40s and he has a family, so that affects you a bit differently as opposed to being a young, single superhero.

I really look up to my mother and the strength that she has built in me, especially the strength in her faith, which has inspired me to turn my dreams into reality.

I know what it's like to be in college and not have the budget to fully look the way I want to.

My dream is to be on 'Saturday Night Live.' I'm going to do everything to make that happen.