Quinta Brunson

I would say Friends was huge for me, too, because it was when I started to really grasp onto plot lines that were so, you know, Monica lost her earring. I think that was, like, big for me for some reason when – it was like, you can make a whole plot, but that's, like, a day-to-day of a friend group in –

I would say Friends was huge for me, too, because it was when I started to really grasp onto plot lines that were so, you know, Monica lost her earring. I think that was, like, big for me for some reason when – it was like, you can make a whole plot, but that's, like, a day-to-day of a friend group in –

That's what happens in Abbott, just day-to-day issues that we turn into hilarious conundrums and situations.

That's what happens in Abbott, just day-to-day issues that we turn into hilarious conundrums and situations.

That's what happens in Abbott, just day-to-day issues that we turn into hilarious conundrums and situations.

Yeah. And that's beautiful, though. That's so human.

Yeah. And that's beautiful, though. That's so human.

Yeah. And that's beautiful, though. That's so human.

Janine started in a place where I think a lot more about Janine than I think shows up on screen, which honestly is what you want. I don't need the audience to think about her as much as I do. But I knew from the beginning this is a girl who had a weird relationship with her mother. Maybe her mother didn't teach her how to like take care of her hair.

Janine started in a place where I think a lot more about Janine than I think shows up on screen, which honestly is what you want. I don't need the audience to think about her as much as I do. But I knew from the beginning this is a girl who had a weird relationship with her mother. Maybe her mother didn't teach her how to like take care of her hair.

Janine started in a place where I think a lot more about Janine than I think shows up on screen, which honestly is what you want. I don't need the audience to think about her as much as I do. But I knew from the beginning this is a girl who had a weird relationship with her mother. Maybe her mother didn't teach her how to like take care of her hair.

Or even her dress comes from... I want to be the opposite of my mother because I don't think my mother's a good person, so I should dress like a good person, which is the opposite of how she dresses, which is kind of... But Janine doesn't believe it's slovenly or bad. Janine looks in the mirror and goes, this is a good outfit. You did it, girl. You did it, girl. You did it. You did it.

Or even her dress comes from... I want to be the opposite of my mother because I don't think my mother's a good person, so I should dress like a good person, which is the opposite of how she dresses, which is kind of... But Janine doesn't believe it's slovenly or bad. Janine looks in the mirror and goes, this is a good outfit. You did it, girl. You did it, girl. You did it. You did it.

Or even her dress comes from... I want to be the opposite of my mother because I don't think my mother's a good person, so I should dress like a good person, which is the opposite of how she dresses, which is kind of... But Janine doesn't believe it's slovenly or bad. Janine looks in the mirror and goes, this is a good outfit. You did it, girl. You did it, girl. You did it. You did it.

I feel like she goes, you look... exactly like Holly Berry. And like, it was like, no, you don't. But she believes she does. And I think that's sweet. I think when the character believes so deeply that the show doesn't care what the audience thinks. That was a challenge with Janine because I'll be real with you. You know, she's a black character.

I feel like she goes, you look... exactly like Holly Berry. And like, it was like, no, you don't. But she believes she does. And I think that's sweet. I think when the character believes so deeply that the show doesn't care what the audience thinks. That was a challenge with Janine because I'll be real with you. You know, she's a black character.

I feel like she goes, you look... exactly like Holly Berry. And like, it was like, no, you don't. But she believes she does. And I think that's sweet. I think when the character believes so deeply that the show doesn't care what the audience thinks. That was a challenge with Janine because I'll be real with you. You know, she's a black character.

Black audiences have so few still representative characters on the screen. And Black womanhood alone is so touchy. So when a lot of women were seeing Janine not present as they wanted her to, that became tough. And I understand it, but I think it's important for us to have characters who are more realistic than they are the absolute best representation of us.

Black audiences have so few still representative characters on the screen. And Black womanhood alone is so touchy. So when a lot of women were seeing Janine not present as they wanted her to, that became tough. And I understand it, but I think it's important for us to have characters who are more realistic than they are the absolute best representation of us.

Black audiences have so few still representative characters on the screen. And Black womanhood alone is so touchy. So when a lot of women were seeing Janine not present as they wanted her to, that became tough. And I understand it, but I think it's important for us to have characters who are more realistic than they are the absolute best representation of us.