I think there are a lot of other actors that are just talented, it's just about this opportunity - it's just about when are we going to be put in those positions where we can shine.

I admire the women who can have babies and jump right back to work. As a nursing mother, I couldn’t sit there and just pump all day. I needed to be close to my baby.

Enjoy life, study hard, play hard, be kind to other people, set high standards, and don't be afraid to say "No."

I think it's a beautiful thing when you wear a uniform or a garb which represents a group of people, because what it immediately symbolizes is oneness, togetherness.

The last step will be letting my hair go natural. That's when you'll know I'm free.

I'm a self-made woman. I've never compromised myself.

So I think if we’d just take our time as women, and do what comes natural to us and for us, we would make fewer mistakes.

First of all when you're a mommy like you like the consistency of being on a show like that's just peace of mind, I know I have financial, you know stability.

I've seen some great write ups and I emailed her the other night because I saw her on an awards show recently.

I've always been raised to love everyone, to accept everyone for their differences, and to just be open. But at a young, a very young age, I realized what racism was all about.

I don't think you should reprimand your child for everything you're feeling because for them it's as serious as when something happens in our day and we get upset about it.

We may be focused on looking forward and upward yet looking inward can be the easiest path to take.

If you are true soul mates, you never meet as strangers, you meet feeling like you’ve known each other forever. You feel at peace, calm, happy—you feel complete.

If you believe in yourself and have dedication and pride - and never quit, you'll be a winner. The price of victory is high but so are the rewards.

There are many who lust for the simple answers of doctrine or decree. They are on the left and right. They are not confined to a single part of the society. They are terrorists of the mind.

I grew up the son of a director and grew up on sets myself, so I was the kid getting dragged around from this set to that set and I loved it. There's something about it which is really interesting.

Making comparisons can spoil your happiness.

A book must be an ice-axe to break the seas frozen inside our soul.

The world will be saved by beauty.

I've been solo since 1996, so I've been doing it for a while now.

Invest in the millennium. Plant sequoias.