I felt beauty was a magnet for abuse, and I had suffered greatly for it.

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.

If you cant beat 'em cooperate 'em to death!

In the darkest of times, laughter helps revolutionize our perspective.

To be able to put your arms around 24 years of music, it's really fun.

Everyone should love themselves, should think that they're beautiful.

If you love someone when you're 20 and you carry that love with you until you're 90, it's not going to be the same dynamic.

Who can judge another man's suffering?

I'm leaving the game of hockey with nothing but great memories...

To the lover of pure wildness Alaska is one of the most wonderful countries in the world.

And it occurred to him that there were two parts to being a better person. One part was thinking about other people. The other part was not giving a toss what other people thought.

I paint; I draw and paint - I've been doing that since I was in third grade, drawing realistically and then changing to abstract art. That was my first creative thing before guitar or comedy.