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

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.

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.

Our culture is revered and it inspires people all around the globe.

The waves of regret were gentle, but I knew they would ripple on forever.

Just because people can express themselves through their art doesn't mean they are great communicators in person.

I can imagine nothing more tiresome than always to speak of people as if they were listening at the door.

I don't believe in pets. I like animals to be wild and free.

science is a smorgasbord, and google will guide you to the study that's right for you.

Each stage of development, remember, has a dialectic of progress--in plain language, every new development is good news, bad news.

I expected him to say, 'Hang in there' or something like that. It took me an hour to talk him into giving me another chance!

If you're doing a column, you kind of have to. Like in the back of Sports Illustrated, Rick Reilly has to find something to be mad about. It's not really the way I approach things.

I've shot films in Africa. I've shot in America - English is not my language.