I'm the type of person who feels I have to prove myself first.

I find that actors who are wanting to pursue tv or films don't seem to have much interest in classical theatre.

Just believe in yourself and to find spirituality that’s going to carry you. Because all the rest is just fluff.

We are always just trying to be strong and yet in touch with our bodies and the only way you can really do that is to believe in yourself because that’s all that you have.

Painting is a hobby for me.

And I think because there is an essence of me that cares about other people and what other people think then that then makes me seem very sweet and polite.

I wouldn't say that I'm overly religious, but I have a pretty good relationship with my spiritual being.

All the pictures in magazines and all of that is fun but in the end it's all about your soul and who you are and have you connected with the people.

It's very hard to become an actor in film and television, you have to have such perseverance and you have to really believe that if you have any sort of talent at all, you will find work one day.

I've grown so much as a person through playing Gabrielle, much less living in New Zealand and being with all of these people that I can't imagine my life being any different.

I think you have to have different tools for each job - you know producer is very different from a director and very different from an actor.

Predictions of failure have never stopped those whose ambitions are driven by their unwavering vision.

The difference between recession and depression is simple. Recession, goes the saying, is when you lose your job; depression is when I lose mine.

I also would rather race than strut red carpets in Hollywood - and thank God this is not my job - but also the team principals should be more prominent.

The nightmare always becomes laughter, once it's understood.

If you’re eating vegetables you are probably pushing unhealthier food out of your diet.

I am a missionary, heart and soul.

Women are a key part of the sound of the groups that accompany male singers like Kirk Franklin, Israel Houghton, and myself.

Physically, a man is a man for a much longer time than a woman is a woman.

Love and you shall be loved. All love is mathematically just, as much as two sides of an algebraic equation.

I think I really see myself doing TV more than ever.