Quotes from Isa Briones

Mixed people - people of color - we've always been here. But we are really entering a time in which we are proud of our heritage. Proud to say, I'm not one or the other. I'm both.' And that's beautiful.

It's amazing having in-home training. My mom and dad were my acting, singing and life coaches.

Dahj kind of sets everything in motion starting Picard on a new mission.

I mean, I came from musical theater.

In musical theatre you're also supposed to be able to dance and everything, so I've always tried to take dance lessons, but I've realized that martial arts comes to me so much more easily than dancing ever has.

Shows I would love to do one day are definitely In the Heights' and Spring Awakening,' with Nina and Wendla, respectively, as my top dream roles.

It was exciting for us to see just how close the Next Generation' cast is. Because for all of us newcomers, we were just watching that dynamic play out and we're like, Oh, that's going to be us.'

When I was growing up, there were people of color onscreen, but I never saw interracial couples.

People kept reminding me. They were like, What was I doing on my 21st birthday? I was in Vegas getting drunk. You're actually walking the red carpet. You're hanging out with Patrick Stewart. Not everybody does that.'

I used to do martial arts when I was a kid but I stopped when I was pretty young.