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.

I have a lot of compassion for human beings in life experiences, so I allow myself to feel what these characters are feeling and don't have a problem accepting that.

His words were full of hope and threat. Like the stars.

Bad dogs, she believed, were like most bad children: created by those around them. But then, that was a personal opinion.

We can fear things into existence. Fear looks into the future and imagines the worst that can happen.

Suffering is given to you that you might open your eyes to the truth.

Too much of anything is the beginning of a mess.

A book burrows into your life in a very profound way because the experience of reading is not passive.

It was a labor of love and they did really well.

One is not rich by what one owns, but more by what one is able to do without with dignity.

You should just write the movie based on people you actually know and then just see who wants to play it. Cast the net.

We all go a little mad sometimes.