I live a very joyful life, with a lot of laughter and good times.

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 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.

you wanted it all to make senseand you wanted the most complicated answer, but the answer is simple.just be.

To fear is to have more faith in your antagonist than in Christ.

Death comes in endless forms. Of the body. Of the soul. Of the heart. - Catriona Mercant, philosopher and warrior. (circa 1419)

Cheating on a good woman is like choosing trash over treasure.

it's the thing you fear most that walks beside you all the time.

In every home in America, in the world, there was cruelty, anger and hatred - things I didn't feel.

Always good to have one crazy in the family ... It takes the pressure off everybody else.

I feel as though I would be delighted to come back into working in the film world, and working in the theater world again. I'm just gonna see what happens.

People see you sing in a certain way, in a long dress, and you are put on a pedestal like you have never made a mistake in your life.

It is a misnomer to call a government republican in which a branch of the supreme power is independent of the nation.