To live your life well and have respect for what came before or after - there's a strong respect for that in African culture.
I was a mimic when I was a child. I mimicked the teacher and made friends...
Lately I did a film called All I Want for Christmas and it was well received....
I never wanted to become an actress because I'd read great literature or seen great Shakespeare. It was more just wanting to understand what the people were really like why they said all the strange things they did.