If you're fortunate enough, you get to a position where you can be a little pickier about your roles.

Editing is a natural extension of collage making. It's actually one of the few areas that women were able to excel in in the film industry from the beginning.

As far as developing a career as an actress, I think it's a fine balance between trying to just work, and also be true to yourself.

I don't think I'm a follower, frankly.

Which is why I felt I was truly blessed this year, with leads in two nice films, and also the luxury of being able to do a studio film and an independent afterwards was fantastic.

For six months I'd do movies and make it all about me. Then the other six months, it's not about me and it doesn't matter what my hair looks like or what anything looks like.

I'm actually developing a project so that I can have a lead.

I like to make collages - paper collages.

So now I feel I'm lucky in the respect that I can sort of pick a little more carefully, which is tricky because as a black actress, there aren't that many roles to pick from.

In the end, I play a lot of friends and I really think it's about time that some ethnic girls get out there in the lead part. So we're developing something.

Editing is a natural extension of the collage making. It's actually one of the few areas that women were able to excel in in the film industry from the beginning.

Successful people play the part of being successful consistently in all that they do.

What counts can't always be counted; what can be counted doesn't always count.

O God, do not leave me. I have done nothing good in Your sight, but according to Your goodness, let me now make a beginning of good.

I was a dishwasher at one of those Japanese places that cook on your table. Not too fun.

No, improvising is wonderful. But, the thing is that you cannot improvise unless you know exactly what you're doing.

Life is moments going by, but if you don't grab them, they're gone. For a long time, the only moments that were available were bad ones. So now I make sure to grab the good ones.

The daisy is fair, the day-lily rare, The bud o' the rose as sweet as it's bonnie.

Cultures that don't laugh at themselves are cults.

What are stumbling blocks and defeat to the weak and vacillating are but stepping stones to victory to the determined soul.

What's the basis when rappers don't know the basics? Still not takin' advice from those I wouldn't trade places with.