I think I had a shyness about me, I think I discovered acting as a way to break out of that and as a way of belonging, a sense of being special.

I think anybody would be hard pressed not to relate to at least one of the characters, because there's so many different multifaceted people populating this crazy world.

I like to think I am well-mannered. If I have the option at a breakfast place, I'll go with the grits. That's how Southern I am.

I don't think closeted homosexual morticians have the market cornered on self-loathing or sense of shame.

There are no secrets in life; just hidden truths that lie beneath the surface.

It's interesting to play a role where you don't really have to preoccupy yourself with any need to convince yourself that you're not acting.

People feel like they know me from the work I have done, but it's not me.

Marriage, children-you never expect it to end in tragedy. Unless you're me.

I never really considered acting as a career until I moved to New York.

My mother is a survivor who's had a lot of things happen in her life that have been very trying.

So it's really nice after about a year and a half to get back on stage and flex those old muscles.

This time I would choose to err on the side of illogic. I had to trust intuition, and plunge as I had never plunged before, with blind faith.

I deeply believe that a beautiful decor can have a beneficial influence on our lives.

The rich pearl of life, Soon moulders in its blackened urn, the tomb.

When the sappy boughs Attire themselves with blooms, sweet rudiments Of future harvest.

Show me a frigid woman and, nine times out of ten, I'll show you a little man.

Any friend of fossil is a friend of mine... We’ve got to do everything we can to get people out of their automobiles and into mass transit.

All attack is a call for help.

The future of Africa lies not with external actors but within Africa itself. The future of Africa lies here in Africa.

A clear right answer and the opportunity to change the options? This is the chooser’s dream.

Bear insult, bear injury.