When a young woman tells me that she wants to become and actor, I say, 'No, be a writer. Or go to business school and learn how to run a studio.' The….

When you grow up in that (multi-ethnic) environment, you see the world differently. Being a mixed-race child, I didn't always see colour in people, I….

Career is important, but nothing really supersedes my roles as a mother..

Having a baby takes so much from you. It's the most glorious thing you'll ever do, but the aftermath is not so glorious!.

When I’m rested, I’m at my best..

Nature has got it all wrong: When you are younger, it should be harder to get pregnant, and as you get older it should be easier. When you are so rea….

I guess you could say I have bad taste in men. But I no longer feel the need to be someone's wife..

After my divorce, I was struggling to find my own voice. Through reading, I gained my power back..

I'm learning to accept the lack of privacy as the real downer in my profession..

Here's the thing - you can't be careful about what you pick because what looks like on paper is going to be a great script has often turned out to be….

The man for me is the cherry on the pie. But I'm the pie and my pie is good all by itself. Even if I don't have a cherry..

I see women in their 30s getting plastic surgery, pulling this up and tucking that back. It's like a slippery slope - once you start you pull one thi….

My partner is a Frenchman, so I have got to smell right..

I am a hopeless romantic. And I won't stop till I get it right..

You have to get the audience invested even if you're doing something that they think is dumb, it's kind of what these movies are all about..

There have been so many people who have said to me, 'You can't do that,' but I've had an innate belief that they were wrong. Be unwavering and relent….

I believe that you can experience very profound moments of change in life...I never would have become an actress if I hadn't dropped out of high scho….

While being called beautiful is extremely flattering, I would much rather be noticed for my work as an actress..

I was black growing up in an all-white neighborhood, so I felt like I just didn't fit in. Like I wasn't as good as everybody else, or as smart, or wh….

When you have short hair, there's just a feeling of here I am. What you see is what you get. And there's a confidence that comes with wearing short h….

Don't take yourself too seriously. Know when to laugh at yourself, and find a way to laugh at obstacles that inevitably present themselves..