I'm a working mother... You try to pay the bills, you try to keep your life going and there's pressure.

My husband and I are best of friends first and foremost. We fight like cats and dogs, but never stay mad for long. I was lucky to find him, he is in every way, my soulmate.

I have willpower and determination. I am very resilient, like rock.

We all come from dysfunctional families and these days I guess that's pretty normal.

Certain foods no longer agree with me. If I eat French fries, I might feel sick to my stomach.

I realized that I have to slow down. I work so hard, I'm so busy.

I am always cautious.

I have a child to feed and a spirit that can't be crushed, so I'm able to move ahead.

I started doing yoga.

It's not just being overweight that's dangerous. Stress is dangerous.

If I'm known as the girl that lost weight and it's been six years later and I've still kept off the 110 pounds, God bless. Because I never kept off 100 pounds before in my life.

And there was that poor sucker Flaubert rolling around on his floor for three days looking for the right word.

Most people do not take care of their lives, because they don’t value life

Fear and anger are a threat to justice. They can infect a community, a state, or a nation, and make us blind, irrational, and dangerous.

There are no Asian movie stars

When the stakes are high, bow down low.

Bye, Tess. haunt me if you like. I don't mind.

Death ends our woes, and the kind grave shuts up the mournful scene.

UCLA acknowledged this shift by bringing in Alex Haley (the co-author of The Autobiography of Malcolm X) and Eldridge Cleaver (Soul on Ice) as speakers.

The way I see it, the longer I live here the less of a choice you will all have not to hire me for plays.

Commitment is the match that lights the fire.