I never watch anything I do. I really would rather just not know at all how I come across.

I do love being an actress. The other stuff, the 'fame', well - you know what? - you don't actually have to buy into it if you don't want to.

I dont like going for more than a year without doing theater. I dont mind falling flat on my face so long as I feel Im open to the possibility of something extraordinary happening.

I feel as proud to be Jewish as I feel to be black

My main form of exercise is my bike. I dont have a car, so I cycle everywhere.

As a black actress, all I was offered in British film was the best friend role, whereas in television, I was offered a whole spectrum of parts.

The Number our envious Persons, confirmation our capability.

When I put something into motion, the creativity starts to make other people want to jump in, and then a lot of people get employed. I'm just like a shark, in that way. If I stop swimming, I'll die.

Lots of times I'm not crazy about the writing, but I keep moving ahead and somehow it gets better. The important thing is to move forward.

I'll give you everything I've got for a little peace of mind

Taylor Swift is so flawless, and so unattainable, and I don't think it's breeding anything good in young girls.

I believe in living in the present and making each day count. I don't pay much attention to the past or the future.

Ambition sufficiently plagues her proselytes, by keeping themselves always in show, like the statue of a public place.

I asked my wife, 'Is there somebody else?' She said, 'There MUST be.'

the leader of armies is the arbiter of the people's fate, the man on whom it depends whether the nation shall be in peace or in peril.