I get along very well with animals and children. I dig them, I get them.

People think of Latina women as being fiery and fierce, which is usually true. But I think the quality that so many Latinas possess is strength. I'm very proud to have Latin blood.

Glamour is about feeling good in your own skin.

I have a hyper personality.

A child speaks more sense than an adult half of the time.

Growing up, my dolls were doctors and on secret missions. I had Barbie Goes Rambo.

It's ok to say, 'this is what I want' and go after it.

Sometimes we have to be patient because the one thing that is inevitable in life is evolution. Whether it comes at the pace that we are expecting it or not, it’s inevitable.

I just want to be a part of great stories, whether I'm part of an amazing ensemble cast or I'm leading it or the antagonist or whatever.

If there's anything that I've always said about myself is that to me, it's much more important for me to get to work with filmmakers that I've grown up loving and admiring.

Fathers, sons, brothers, men everywhere: Your legacy will not perish if you take your partner's surname, or she keeps hers.

Pick a sunset, and we'll ride off into it together.

Sometimes respect is as hard a currency as money is

Democracy is the antithesis of liberty. The foundation and cornerstone of liberty is private property and majority rule is thus logically incompatible with this.

The myth of the strong black woman is the other side of the coin of the myth of the beautiful dumb blonde.

I believe the brain is like a muscle - like any other it can be improved.

The best teams play for each other, not with each other

I had an all-Fear of Music iPod, just versions of the 11 songs from the record. No other songs allowed.

I've never acted my age and I never will. It's just the way I've always been.

If Barack Obama is elected, I'll be moving out of the country.

Lord Jesus, bring comfort to all those who mourn and peace of heart to those under pressure and tension, in Jesus Christ's name