There's this idea that you can have it all, but in my opinion, you can't - not if you're a perfectionist.

50 Cent is a brilliant marketer.

50 and I are extremely close, so all that social media drama? It's just for the show.

I knew I wanted to write professionally and get paid.

My dad was very, very invested in image. He felt that as a black person, the thing you could control was how did you look, how did you dress, how did you sound, how did you smell, how did you act. All of that stuff that you could control would absolutely have a strong impact on your access.

My dad and his sister, who is no longer with us, used to dance on the streets for money. They had nothing.

My dad was born with no money.

People are realizing that there is a financial consequence to not opening doors. It doesn't mean that they are any more inclusive in their hearts - it means they're more inclusive in their wallets.

'Power' would never have gotten on the air if the folks at Starz weren't saying to themselves, 'This is an underserved audience.' It was a financial decision, not a benevolent decision based on a need to change the industry.

I always like to write myself into a corner. I think the best stuff comes from only having a few ways out.