I think it's always nice to have a film where the underdog comes out on top, doing their best, and surpasses everybody's expectations.

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

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'm with you. No matter what else you have in your head I'm with you and I love you.

You are the cause of your suffering. That means that you alone have the power to change it.

A slow, knowing smile came over Keirah's face. Her heart filled with happiness, believing the Gwarda gypsy sitting next to her at this very moment was worthy of her beloved sister.

If you want a thing done go - if not send.

If I couldn't do it, then I'd be defeated. I've got the tools to do it. I never did question my tools.

The charges [government] brought against me, for example, explicitly denied my ability to make a public-interest defense.

All at Once Is What Eternity Is.

I think recharging is important, absolutely. Every now and then, you need maybe a couple of weeks to just chill out and let your emotions balance themselves out a little bit.

The U.S. incarcerates more of its people than any nation in the world, or any nation in history.

What we fight with is so small, and when we win, it makes us small. What we want is to be defeated, decisively, by successively greater things