Betty Gabriel

“Often times I don't watch the Oscars because I say this isn't for me.”

“My personal closet has mostly vintage and thrift store finds because I like to recycle in many ways.”

“I met Angela Bassett during the awards circuit. I was actually surprised at how moved I was to meet her in person. I was moved to tears. I find that feeling, it's happened occasionally, and I never know who it'll be with.”

“I think there is a lot of technology that is finding its way into our storytelling - it's pretty unavoidable.”

“My dad was an army cook, so I sort of come from that. But, working on 'Westworld,' a lot of the guys who I'm rolling up in there with, they're actually ex-military people.”

“I'm not making millions here, and because I'm a Capricorn I save up. You have to save for winter.”

“I believe in the power that a casting director has.”

“I like to be very physical: Any sort of fight sequence is a dream to me.”

“Honestly, I had a very realistic, probably pessimistic outlook at the beginning of my career post-graduation of drama school. In general, I would see black women, usually older, playing a certain archetype on procedural shows. I thought, 'Okay, that's what I have to look forward to.'”

“I want to have fun and be a diva - a kind-hearted diva!”

“I want to work with the greats.”

“We are a very polarised country.”

“I'm humble, because I live quite humbly.”

“I do like musicals, but I'm not so well-versed in them. I would rather tell stories that just so happen to have a song in them, like someone has a cabaret number.”

“There's just always going to be both positives and negatives to any evolution that we're a part of. And there's really no stopping the evolution of technology. There has been more and more integration in our daily lives, so we become more and more dependent on it.”

“I think that as kids we all picture ourselves as the princess, the prince, and not really ever as the housekeeper or the comical alpaca or llama or what have you - the sidekick. But as an adult, I'm such a huge fan of people who are funny and people who are, in very brief moments, able to do something that you would never think is possible.”

“I would love to do a musical. Put that in the universe! A rom-com musical!”