My mama is African American and from Wisconsin. My baba was born in Iran. My parents have stressed the idea of creating your own path, and creating your own identity is part of that. That's why embracing these two cultures is important to me.
I've always loved watches. It's been the one thing that I've asked for, whether it was every Christmas or a birthday.
I have the support of my parents and my teachers. They made it very possible for me to go to a school that is open and supportive of me being gone at times and pursuing acting. But school always comes first for me.
When you're biracial, you can feel like you're fully neither, not fully both. But I won't strip away my heritage for anyone's comfort.
Gender is a spectrum.
I've always struggled with Hollywood feeling trivial. Red carpets aren't worth it.