'Beloved.' That's an amazing film and I'm sorry more people didn't see it when it came out.

I can be dramatic. I can be funny. I can be sexy. I can be sad. I can be glad.

A solid sense of self will help a person to lead a full and happy life.

I live a very joyful life, with a lot of laughter and good times.

I like movies that resonate, that give voice to the voiceless.

I'm definitely in a place where I'm looking for different than what I've done in the past, just so I can go to work and do something I haven't done before.

I am actually very in touch with all of my emotions, from joy to pain, and I am free with them.

I love seeing my mom and my daughter embrace their natural hair. I'm glad I've embraced it, too.

Hollywood is so governed by the ego, and I never wanted to fall into that trap.

Thankfully, I was given a strong base by my parents, an understanding of who I was and my strength.

Making 'Beloved' was an awesome experience.

Alone in the dark all we have are the supernal lights in each others eyes left to illuminate the room, the only sound our breathing.

Elsa's joke Where do baby apes sleep? In apricots!

The purpose of leadership is to change the world around you in the name of your values, so you can live those values more fully.

I think parenting is very different now. We're totally governed by our children!

Introverts are more effective leaders of proactive employees. When you have a creative, energetic work force, an introvert is going to draw out that energy better.

It is inconceivable that, in the richest nation in the world, we have 30 million people at risk of hunger. I believe that, if we truly make a commitment as a nation, we can defeat hunger.

What we think and what we eat, combined together, make what we are, physically and mentally.

The divorce rate would be lower if instead of marrying for better or worse people would marry for good.

Happiness must ensue. It cannot be pursued