I don't want to be an actress, because I think that they have to be really pretty, and I'm not.

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.

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

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.

...but that was the thing about reality. It didn't need to make sense.

Don't try to lose weight. Take delight in gaining fitness.

If you are a kid, reading is really important stuff.

Accidents will occur in the best regulated families.

Cloning will enable mankind to reach eternal life.

Money the root of all evil, unless used for good purpose

Civilization originates in conquest abroad and repression at home.

Enjoy what you have, live in the moment, focus on things you can change and ignore the rest.

Everybody I meet in public seems to want to audition for me. If I ask a guy what time it is, he'll sing it to me.

I don't think Harry cares about being forgiven," Poppy said glumly. "Of course he does. Men love to be forgiven. It makes us feel better about our inability to learn from our mistakes.