I felt I could become a performer who stood out, who challenged the way things were done and make it more creative and also encourage men and women to not be afraid of their sexuality.

What one person sees as degrading and disgusting and bad for women might make some women feel empowered and beautiful and strong.

We do have a distorted view of our fantasies in society, but that's because we don't talk about them enough.

I don't believe in a God. I don't believe in any of that stuff to determine my life or my goals or my direction. I just depend on myself.

I am an actor. I am an artist. I am a daughter. I am a sister. I am a partner. I have a past that some people may not agree with, but it does not define who I am.

I am determined and ready to be a commodity that fulfills everyone's fantasies.

A shiny ring isn't romantic to me. I think thought and love into what you do for the person you're in love with - that's romance.

Rejection just motivates me to keep trying and to try to do better.

I think there are very few people, in my generation at least, that are that passionate about what they do.

People don't really absorb everything they read or hear. They just look at it quickly, and then they choose to remember what they want to remember.

I'd like to think of myself as somebody who has a voice for liberating female sexuality.

We don't really change. We finally begin to live a life that is true to our values.

You have mastered the art of discipline when you are able to act according to what you ultimately desire rather than how you feel in the present moment.

Hate people on an individual basis only - you must actually get to know someone at least slightly before you can properly hate him or her.

Your tears come easy, when you're young, and beginning the world. Your tears come easy, when you're old, and leaving it. I burst out crying.

Nothing is miserable unless you think it so; and on the other hand, nothing brings happiness unless you are content with it.

We should try to create the society each of us would want if we didn't know in advance who we'd be.

The men with God's 'go' in them have these three characteristics-a saving experience, the evidence of supernatural power at work, and the spiritual efficacy of success in prayer.

I hate to see anybody be unemployed, but if there's a certain segment of society I think it's political consultants and operatives.

The object is to win fairly, squarely, by the rules, but to win.

I always think it's really hard if you are Asian or Chinese to be really in Hollywood. There are not so many really great characters for you.