Quotes from Mara Brock Akil

Any form of media is an opportunity to be a mirror and reflection of what we are experiencing more in the details of our life. What makes it fun and unique in a lot of ways is how that journey is changing just by the mere fact of the current time.

To choose love and jump in not knowing, with a lot of unknowns, is a brave act.

I love writing about black women, but if you go beyond that, we're human beings - and because we're human beings, it's universal for everybody.

When I walk into a room, I know my storytelling has value and I have to sell my idea. I have to help people see the financial value and gain in my work.

For me, I start at the place that my characters are human. I start at the place that they are onions that are layered and meant to be peeled, just as we as human beings are.

Technology has changed our industry, and I think that's opened up different revenue streams and ways to make money and distribute television. It's made the global conversation easier, quicker.

I can't disappear. I come from a family of beautiful women, strong women - and 'strong' defined by being themselves.

I'm trying to talk about challenging subjects people might not like and trying to find relief as we discuss it.