I don't have a lot of physical comedy instincts. I'm more verbal.

I take the kids to church and Sunday school. They love it. I really think it's important for a child to feel that there are things that are bigger than your life out there.

My sheets are monogrammed, so is my silverware and pretty much everything else I own. My rule is, if it's not moving -- monogram it!

We’re more than just our dresses.

It's funny that it all becomes about clothes. It's bizarre. You work your butt off and then you win an award and it's all about your dress. You can't get away from it.

I love to cook comfort food. I'll make fish and vegetables or meat and vegetables and potatoes or rice. The ritual of it is fun for me, and the creativity of it.

Confidence is everything in this business.

As an artist, I feel more strongly than ever that my job on earth is to tell the stories of the invisibles, and women have been invisible on film for a long time.

My rule is, if it's not moving-monogram it!

If you're not yelling at your kids, you're not spending enough time with them.

Every day you have to choose and cultivate your own happiness.

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I have to face the fear. I have to take control of the situation and find a way to make it less frightening.

If women cannot eat the same food as men, we cannot experience equal status in the community.

The marriage seemed to flourish on Father’s extended absences. ” Ragtime

Everyone I know who used to be in the intelligence community is moving into the corporate world.

I went to the High School for Performing Arts, and to Howard University on a talent scholarship.

I write out of defiance.

A pinch of probability is worth a pound of perhaps.

Its easy to know what you want to say, but not to say it

The more you practice zazen, the more you will be able to accept something as your own, whatever it is.