Self-expression is always a right, but its still not there to be abused.

I influence people, hopefully on the positive side.

If you enjoy the fragrance of a rose, you must accept the thorns which it bears.

I always keep my head down, working, doing things, moving forward. That's what I've done all my life. Then you stop and realize what you've done.

I don't sit back and count up what I've done. There's just always something else to do. There's always a challenge ahead.

I love soul. But I love a tune that has some meat in it. Something I could hang my hat on. Because music is universal.

Know the business, learn the business, own something.

Don't slip into the traps, and don't forget about your 'hood, the kids in the 'hood. Remember, you're disposable, so take advantage while you can.

Religious beliefs are sacred to people, and at all times should be respected and honoured.

There is a place in this world for satire, but there is a time when satire ends and intolerance and bigotry toward religious beliefs... begins.

When my agent told me he had a voice-over job I thought it was a Disney thing.

Maybe all you need to pull you back form the ledge is to know someone would miss you if you fell.

We Are The Sum Total Of Our Choices...

A dream that is not understood remains a mere occurrence; understood it becomes a living experience.

I really think about the times that I've been through with my husband and all the stuff that we've been through together, and I think to those moments for inspiration for the role.

I must have gone through $10 million during my career. Part of the loot went for gambling, part for horses and part for women. The rest I spent foolishly.

I don't know how it is...but you seem to think me something wonderful, and indeed, I am not.

Anybody not wearing a two-million sun block is gonna have a pretty bad day.

The peace you seek is there, it's there between all the traffic in your mind, stop and rest for peace will find you if you let it.

Let me tell you what the Tea Party stands for. It stands for the fact that we are taxed enough already.

In good films, there is always a directness that entirely frees us from the itch to interpret.