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

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

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.

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.

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.

Those that yield are not always weak

A sensitive person must find a sensitive life partner otherwise a raw life partner would become a puzzle for his/her entire life

Every ghost has a story. Monsters are nothing without mythology.

I was a fashion addict by the time I was 11 years old. I'd wear a miniskirt and patent-leather boots.

Confidence comes from creating something and knowing what I'm supposed to be doing and feeling like I'm good at what I'm supposed to be doing.

A banjo will get you through times of no money, but money won't get you through times of no banjo

The ability to take misfortune and make something good come of it is a rare gift. Those who possess it are ..said to have resilience or courage.

Many people are alive but don't touch the miracle of being alive.

Sucking the marrow out of life doesn't mean choking on the bone.

There are many who talk on from ignorance rather than from knowledge, and who find the former an inexhaustible fund of conversation.