But I have a list of books that I want to read before I die, and whenever I get time to read something that isn't a script, I'll read something from that.

I get way too much happiness from good food.

I believe that you are only in control of so much. So whatever you are not in control of you can't worry about.

I'm a very social person and I love being out in the world, and the feeling of not having that is the scariest thing to me.

I think every day you try to soak up as much as you can to learn and understand things better.

What keeps you confident in a healthy way is knowing that everyone else around you is going to support you and teach you and you're going to learn from them. I just feel open to learning from people.

I'm kind of a nerd when it comes to literature and theory. I wish I could have more of that in life, but I don't because I'm always reading scripts or things to prepare for movies when I'm reading.

If you don't like something, talk about something else that's great and maybe someone else will discover it and think it's great too.

I've always had a complex about being taken seriously.

I'm the curvy one of the family.

I would love to date a chef. I'd probably get really fat, but I don't care.

When you brought light to my darkness, I undiscovered the eclipse!

What seems to us serious, significant and important will, in future times, be forgotten or won't seem important at all.

The things that are important to me - being a mother, a businesswoman, an activist - are all things that were borne out of great passion.

Do you know what the costliest phrase in technology is? 'It will work because it would be cool if it did.'

When I do a mix tape for my kids, for my friends, for my lover, I meticulously choose the tracks, and it's beautiful. And when they are alone they think of me - and when I am alone I think of them.

The engine which drives enterprise is not thrift, but profit.

You have a race problem that must be solved, or else you will alienate every non-white person on this earth within the next few years, or within the next few months.

I moved to California not to pursue acting but to get out of Albuquerque.

my boyfriend is a rock god baby (and not kiss-of-death(sorry))

If you let pride stop you, you will hate life