Quotes from Betty Gabriel

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.

Your home is your sanctuary. You need to make it a place you love to be in.

Genre is great and I love sci-fi.

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

I feel like Blumhouse has really taking a liking to me and it's awesome.

I truly hope that we can evolve with technology, and use it for the benefit of all mankind, but history might suggest otherwise.

I believe in the power that a casting director has.

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.

As an actor, it was great to work with Harry Lloyd because he's wicked smart, and he is very kind.

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

It's always good to be able to identify with the characters that you're watching and not just easily put them in the bad box or the good box. They're real people that you care about, and you invest in their journey.

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.'

Westworld' was its own treat and its own enigma. It was a great experience, but I definitely was not privy to a lot of things on that show.

I want to work with the greats.

I remember seeing 'The Babadook' and I thought that was such a wonderfully dramatic story but told with these horrifying elements, and that's incredible. It did give me nightmares but I was glad that I watched it.

I think people let their guards down when they think that they're not being intimidated or they're not being threatened.

I find the horror genre quite challenging. That's not to say everything I've done has been straight horror - a lot of them have been more on the thriller side. But regardless, I find it the most challenging as an actor to create sheer anxiety and terror out of nowhere because there's nothing scary going on and you have to act like it is.

If and when I do get recognized, it's because of 'Get Out.'

Predominantly I've worked with Blumhouse, and they've been really great to me. We are extremely grateful for employment. But maybe my dark soul attracts these darker, horrifying stories. But I don't particularly close myself off to any employment - any stories, I should say.

I'm humble, because I live quite humbly.

I would love to play, perhaps not exactly Mimi in 'Rent,' but someone like her. Perhaps not on Broadway, but I think I feel like a musical is in my future. I sing, although I'm not Whitney Houston up in here. I'm a little bit shy about my singing, but I did it in school at Juilliard.

I guess I have an affinity towards darkness, the dark side.

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.

Yes, people can crack under pressure, but I think people can also let things slip out when they're comfortable.