Quotes from Jaz Sinclair

I think that it's important to question things and not just accept everything right away.

The root of empowerment is power.

That's the scariest thing is when people feel like they're alone.

I don't pay attention to fame stuff, in general, so for me, I'm on a show and people like it and that's perfect.

I just said, 'Hey, I'm waking up early and doing my hair before I come to set, and it's not fair that my white costars get to roll out of bed and feel taken care of and that I don't have that same luxury.'

I mean, I cried on my first red carpet. I literally walked off and cried because there were so many people and they were all taking pictures and I just felt overwhelmed because I'm a feeler and I'm sensitive.

The more I get into this industry the more I kind of see that it'll take as much as you give. So for me, setting boundaries is sometimes saying no, and just being like, 'Actually I don't want to do that' even though people might in my situation say yes.

As women we're expected to be superhuman, especially black women.

I'm also a huge nerd and love magic, especially 'Harry Potter.'

If I had had a big explosion of a break right at the beginning of my career, I don't know that I was emotionally ready for that, as a human, just yet.

The idea of someone projecting things on to me is scary.

I'm personally of the belief that love always wins.

Getting to become a witch and have the scene where they're like, 'You're a wizard, Roz,' was literally a freaking dream come true for me.

I was a gymnast and my favorite event was floor because I got to smile.

It's a wonderful thing to realize that you have infinite capacities and that you can really channel your own power and put that to good use.

As a Black woman you do have to work harder for everything. The world is not going to hand you things.

I learned a lot from watching actors like Michelle Gomez and Richard Coyle and Miranda Otto, but particularly in the beginning Michelle because I've never seen someone so fearlessly wild.

I'm just trying to enjoy the heck out of each of my moments and find little things about every day that make me feel good.

I remember finishing a monologue, looking up, and seeing people really moved and then being like, 'Oh, my imagination just took me somewhere completely different.' That was the moment I knew that this is what I wanted to do.

I always feel like you can tell when somebody's motivator is love or power. You can tell almost instantly by how they do what they do.

I look up spells for the heck of it. I haven't done any spells but I don't think that they wouldn't work.

My career's been a slow and steady build, which I'm grateful for, because had it been this thing where I just exploded, I don't know that I, as a sensitive person, could have handled it emotionally.

I let everybody see that I'm a happy, normal person.

New Orleans is a great city. My favorite part is the music. I love being to walk on the street and dance with strangers. It's really fun.