I come from the place of thinking, 'Whatever works for people' - and if you haven't been exposed to anything else, you really don't know better.

When I moved to New York out of college, that was my goal. To be a stage actress. And to do dramatic works. Like 'Madea', and 'Night, Mother', and 'Sam Shepard', and all that kind of stuff. That's what I really wanted to do.

Whatever the situation at hand, that's what I'm dealing with and trying to be true to it in that moment.

I really wanted to do things that weren't comic. It felt like finding people who can see this other side to me.

You know, food is such - it's a hug for people.

As much as I don't want to admit it, I really am a people pleaser. If I throw a party at my house, it's hard for me to relax. I'm too obsessed with whether everyone's having a good time.