A lot of the characters I end up playing have a certain degree of glamour or sexiness, but I like it when you can have some other element that makes it much more interesting.

I am a Cajun Baby in a Texas girl, an all-American woman and a global goddess.

All four of my grandparents were educators, my mom was a school nurse, and I went through the public school system.

My goal was never to be famous, but to be a consistently working actor.

I can read in any book and newspaper about the city of Detroit, but I want to hear what the people in Detroit have to say about Detroit. My best education is actually talking to people.

My cell phone bill and my cable gets cut off all the time. Not because I don't have the money, but because I just forget to pay my bills.

Oh, the days will be tough that I promise is true but right around the corner the dream will be Infront of you.

Dream up a book on Monday, publish it on Friday.

Whoever decides to hate others has chosen to walk alone.

There are days I long to disappear in the wild, go back to the predator life I was meant to have. Kill the prey or be killed: it’s in my genes.A chimera, that's what I am. And this is my story.

Only when we feel the story in each of its moments or places are we able to tell it properly.

A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you and were helped by you will remember you when forget-me-nots have withered. Carve your name on hearts, not on marble.

I have a strange relationship with time. I'm not aware of it passing.

A LISP programmer knows the value of everything, but the cost of nothing.

A careless and blasphemous use of the name of the Divine Being is not only sinful, but it is also prima facie evidence of vulgar associations.

Growing up, I used to watch Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, All in the Family. Those were the shows I watched growing up with my family. And, believe it or not, McMillan and Wife and Columbo.