Don't worry about society's conditioning and the labels that are put on you by external forces. Hold onto your true self.

I try not to define myself. Other people are going to do that for you anyway.

As a biracial girl growing up in England, I'd never really seen any historical characters who looked like me depicted on film before that weren't being brutalized or playing slaves.

I try to define myself through my own choices rather than just accepting society's kind of you're that, you're that, let me put you in a box kind of thing.

I was lucky that my mother had a very well-adjusted perspective of the world, and never pressured me to do anything I didn't want to do.

I think, irrespective of your race, everybody has moments in life where they don't fit in, or where they try to puzzle through who they really are or to find the courage of their convictions.

But when you become a slave to a public persona and don’t feel comfortable without it, it becomes a shield and it shouldn’t come at the expense of your self-worth.

Different fragrances promote different emotions, and I find that fragrance gets me in the frame of mind for that person.

I'm a multi-faceted human being.

From the age of four, I loved ballet and tap. I was in the school band, the choir, and all my school plays.

I think all characters that we play are facets of ourselves.

The man in 4B wondered if he could have your autograph. He told me his daughter is a huge f

My thoughts war. Part of me needs to protect her

I know the horrors of war: no gains can compensate for the losses it brings.

A life I didn't choose chose me: even my tools are the wrong ones for what I have to do.

Fill in any figure you want for that boy (Mickey Mantle). Whatever the figure, it's a deal.

If you're doing your job properly, you take the risk of feeling slightly foolish and delve in and bring out the emotions.

Explore thyself. Herein are demanded the eye and the nerve.

My books are written from personal experience, from memories, and from stories that come to me from all places.

I think a great classic watch is the first staple every woman should invest in.

Since the world began has any man ever been able to know what would happen tomorrow? The world of men is today. I'm asking you to open your heart today. Tomorrow belongs to Allah.