The average woman can gain some comfort knowing that both these things that are going on are important.

They gave us comfort,

A perfect woman, nobly planned,To warn, to comfort, and command;And yet a Spirit still, and brightWith something of angelic light.

to be an actress of color who can make a difference and go down a path that no woman has gone before.

I don't see a white woman. I see a black woman, even though my mother is white [her father Jerome is black]. Knowing that has made my life easier, I think.

Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.