Hi, I'm Dana Griffin and NBC News Correspondent.

We recently sat down with Cheryl Lee Ralph to talk about her life and career.

Here's part of our conversation.

It's a Cheryl Lee Ralph. Welcome to Hollywood.

I mean, it's like, let me reintroduce myself. I am Cheryl Lee Ralph.

Oh my god. It is so nice to just sit across from you.

Thank you. This is a moment and I'm just trying to take it all in.

Thank you. Thank you very much.

Such an empowering woman and just to kind of start with that,

you know, your critics, choice award speech, so empowering.

What made you want to remind people to feel confident and to know that you're

lovable? Because these are some very

trying times that we are going through. Things are very

difficult right now. People are unsure in themselves. They're unsure

in the world. They're unsure. And I wanted people to realize that

at this time, in order for us as people, because believe it or not, each one

means something to the other. Even if you don't know that person,

believe it or not, there's somebody that you make a difference to,

that you might not even know they exist.

But how do we all come together in a place that is solid,

that is stable, that is confident enough to move through

difficult times like the ones that we are in. And I wanted everybody to know,

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