I dont like going for more than a year without doing theater. I dont mind falling flat on my face so long as I feel Im open to the possibility of something extraordinary happening.

I never watch anything I do. I really would rather just not know at all how I come across.

I do love being an actress. The other stuff, the 'fame', well - you know what? - you don't actually have to buy into it if you don't want to.

I feel as proud to be Jewish as I feel to be black

My main form of exercise is my bike. I dont have a car, so I cycle everywhere.

As a black actress, all I was offered in British film was the best friend role, whereas in television, I was offered a whole spectrum of parts.

People only throw shade on what's shining

So. Lie there, my art.

You belong to the saved souls.

You have to let your light shine.

There are two things which are mine in this world, You and my Dreams and I love them both by heart and soul....!

Men still get a lot more opportunity. It is still a big part of the old boy network... They have more companies they can get money from.

Traditionalists will have to master techniques of sustained activism formerly monopolized by the left.

My theory is that men are no more liberated than women.

You might be a redneck if going to the bathroom involves shoes and a flashlight.

I'm attracted to the past.