I've never considered myself to be beautiful, and I still don't.

My people were homesteading in Colorado before Emancipation.

I like serious films, the moneymaking blockbusters that don't make any kind of sense and John Carpenter films.

That's what he was saying, the civil rights movement - judge me for my character, not how black my skin is, not how yellow my skin is, how short I am, how tall or fat or thin; It's by my character.

Struggle and survival, losing and winning, doesn't matter. It's entering the race that counts. You enter, you can win, you can lose .... but it's all about entering the race.

Me, sexy? I'm just plain ol' beans and rice.

I really hate to see abusive behavior being passed on from generation to generation to generation, when we have access to health and counseling.

I don't believe that I should just do A-movies, I just do the work as an artist.

Women are allowed more freedoms and we're fighting for more freedoms, we're experiencing more freedoms won.

My grandfather was the first feminist in my life. He taught me if a woman can do something, a man will respect her.

And as I reinvent myself and I'm constantly curious about everything, I can't wait to see what's around the corner in newfound art and entertainment and exploration.

Choose to not worry at all, freeing your creative mind and spirit to solve your problems.

Childhood is the most valuable thing that's taken away from you in life, if you think about it.

I'm thankful I am able to continue to share the joy and the inspiration tap brings.

At the end of the day, I think the only way to do the kind of job a writer does is push everything aside and just ultimately sit down and do the work.

No man is a complete mystery except to himself.

The best way to look at aging is to see it as an opportunity to leave what didn't work behind and step boldly into a brand new future.

It is possible to have words come to your mind, and still refrain from speaking them aloud.

Like Lincoln, I would like to believe the ballot is stronger than the bullet. Then again, he said that before he got shot.

Half of us is easy, the other half is hard. Even though we do our best, we end up being scarred.

We will be relentless in our pursuit for perfection. We won't ever be perfect - but in the process we will achieve greatness.