The three things I said when I came out of school were I want to work consistently, I want to do good work and I want to be paid fairly, and that's h….

When I was in school, my mother stressed education. I am so glad she did. I graduated from Yale College and Yale University with my master's and I di….

In feature film world I'm very much...a hired hand. It's a world of Tom Cruise, Julia Roberts, Mel Gibson - they're able to produce and to star and i….

I can give you the King's English and then I can take it to the street, but do both or do one and don't do one knowing only the street. That's going ….

I guess I'm breaking out a little of what's comfortable and easy..

I'm the type of individual that I enjoy watching any different cultural lives, and I see the common humanity even though the hair textures are differ….

Theater's my first love. I love it. It excites me. It feeds me..

I hope I just continue to be passionate about the roles and to always endeavor to bring clarity and honesty to the table and different ideas..

Of course you want to do all the research that you can, but it's impossible to take a life and the boundaries of an hour and a half, so there is hope….

I like the nice guys. I like when they show the stories, the human element behind it all..

When I got married, I was all in love, but then came life intruding in, and sometimes it's difficult ... I would look at my husband and ask, 'did we ….

I remembered that throughout my growing up and education and pursuing my dreams and desires, going into acting, and, of course, getting through Yale ….

I'm thinking about directing, but I know it's a lot of work and I appreciate what directors do and I would like to be good at it. The opportunity has….

The first time I acted was in high school in Florida, and when I heard that applause I felt so alive and felt that electricity go up my spine..

I am content that the work that I've done is wonderful..

The world has white people and black people in it. Even in Harlem..

My mom was always pretty supportive. She saw me do plays and she'd always act out the parts I did..