Tessa Thompson

“We have this real problem as human beings to put people on pedestals - with celebrities, with historical figures - and we forget they're humans just like us.”

“I'm really excited about this generation of young women that can look at a screen and see some brown people in space.”

“As a kid, I loved going to lots of thrift stores with my parents. There was a period where I thought it was embarrassing, and then I started to get older - I realized they were really cool.”

“I think, as an actor, when you're starting off early in your career, you're kind of just seeing what lands. But 'Veronica Mars' definitely primed me to look for surprising, dynamic women. It...”