When I was younger, 'cause I'm still little,
I didn't get to see a lot of young black girls
that look like me.
And, that, you know, I could really look up to on TV,
or film or whatever.
So if I didn't see that then no one else
like me would see that.
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- How did you go from this to this?
You went to bed grown and then you woke up little?
("Party Up" by DMX)
That's for white people 'cause black people don't have
the time.
- So I have a question.
What does it feel like to break Hollywood history
and be the youngest executive producer in history
at 14 years old?
- It's crazy.
It's exciting, though, too because I'm still me,
so like me having this title, even though I know
exactly how I am and you know, I wouldn't think
I would ever be doing this.
- What was it like to wear two hats, being EP
and also the star?
What was that juggling experience like?
- It was fun, it was fun.
This was more of a learning process for me right now,
learning from Kenya Barris and Will Packer,
just them guiding me to what to do and stuff, but it's
really cool and it's like a totally different world also.
When you're behind the scenes you get to know
what like scoring is and grip, all these things I
never thought I'd see, 'cause I'm always in front
of the camera, do my thing.
Having the amazing support and just wanting to know
what I think and even though I'm, they don't even see
me as this little 14 old that is having the--
- Little. - Ha ha.
(laughing)
- Your comedic timing was wonderful in this film.
So was that something that's always come easy to you
or is it something you had to work at?
- You know that's something that always came easy to me.
My favorite thing is to you know, make people happy.
I feel like I've always been funny.
- You guys almost ready for bed?
- We'll be ready when we're ready, mother.
- Do not speak to me that way young lady.
(dramatic music)
What's that Drey?
- I may be biased.
- There are so many important lessons to kind of take
away from this film, young or old.
I think we can all learn something, but what
is the one lesson that you really want to resonate
with the audience?
- Be yourself and you don't have to change to be accepted
for who you are.
You know, just be you 'cause, okay, I looked this up guys.
There's only one you in this entire world, you know?
There's no clones, there's no none of that, right?
So they're only gonna hear it from you so if you are
just comfortable in who you are,
then everything will go smoothly.
- How did you come up with these philosophies?
I mean, you're 14 years old and you've figured it out.
When did you know you were so secure in yourself?
How did you get there?
- I'm still trying to figure that out.
You guys see the confidence and stuff, but there are
some times where I'm like kinda nervous.
I'm still trying to find myself also
throughout this whole situation 'cause even though this is
my career, this isn't who I am as a person.
This doesn't define me.
This whole journey is a learning process for me
and while I'm doing that I'm still trying to balance
school, friends, the normal stuff
that regular kids go through.
- If we could put this interview in a time capsule
and we could only give you access to it in 15 years time,
what would you wanna say to your future self?
- I hope to become just still humble, kind, intelligent me.
I do have my moments where I kind of go off to where
that's not my row, you know?
Like I go off, see something else, or I get stressed
out about things that kind of don't really matter,
or don't matter as much, so I feel like I would tell
my future self not to stress a lot.
You know, just to put myself in a situation
where I'm not just an actress but a series of things.
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