Characterization requires self-knowledge, insight into human nature . . . it is more than impersonation.

I also realize that hard work is the only way I can express all that I carry within me.

There was a certain usefulness in having a husband whom most people could barely tolerate: it deflected envy, for one thing.

While the stories are fiction, the journey is real.

Be yourself. Trust me, you don’t want to be anyone else because they are not you and you are special.

When you're talking about Iraq and oil, you're talking about a mess, no matter who's in charge.

A mother is a school. Empower her; and you empower a great nation.

Don't think that you can make up for it by working twice as hard tomorrow. If you have it within your power to work twice as hard, why aren't you doing it now?

If we should put god in the Constitution there would be no room left for man.

O Beloved, where is the Beloved?

Actors get pigeonholed very quickly, particularly movie actors. In the theater, one is more used to casting people against type and trusting that their talent and skill will get them through.