Letitia Wright

“I would love to be producing movies, acting in more movies, and doing projects that are Oscar-worthy... have kids, be married, all that, being a normal human being as well, balancing it all out.”

“When I need motivation, I just think I can do everything if I maintain a strong sense of will.”

“I wish I watched movies like 'Hidden Figures' when I was a kid, and maybe I would've taken science classes super seriously, because I saw myself.”

“I didn't see a lot of role models or women who looked like me on screen when I was growing up. For me, one thing that changed all of that was seeing Keke Palmer in 'Akeelah and The Bee.' That film made me realize that I wasn't an alien.”

“We need to include more writers from different backgrounds and ethnicities. We need to see different experiences instead of the same people writing the same kinds of stories.”

“I'm very interested in the human mind, what's going on in there.”

“If I want to put makeup on, then, cool, I'll do that. But it's not going to be my crutch.”

“I don't really consider myself religious. I view it more as a relationship. And if anyone thinks that's weird, then okay.”

“With 'Black Panther,' it was like stepping up to the plate, working crazy hours, and still bringing your best to the table every time.”

“Wherever the good stories are, I'm trying to place myself there.”

“I'm centered in who I am, and I'm really grateful. I'm not perfect.”

“In my mind, I don't really see myself as being famous. I just think my work is being exposed to a bigger audience.”

“Makeup is cool. I mean, you can turn up and feel really good and treat yourself, but it shouldn't be something you hang on to to validate your beauty or something you have to do to make you feel beautiful.”

“I'm not really wanting to be famous.”

“'Black Panther' has made me embrace my natural black hair. The representation of natural black hair in the film has made me reflect on myself.”

“It was cool to play an African princess who's the smartest in the whole world. That never happens. So I hope all the young girls can feel smart, too.”

“Maybe we can have an all-female Marvel film. We've been talking about it. It's only a matter of time.”

“I was born in Guyana, South America.”

“I think the more open-minded people we have - like casting directors and producers - the better things are going to be.”

“We come from Guyana; we don't have an acting industry.”