More is spent in a single month [in the U.S.] fighting the war on drugs than all monies ever expended domestically or internationally fighting slaver….

I could have seen myself going into academia, but I don't love it; I just like it..

Acting is doing, because everything you say or do is some kind of an action, some kind of a verb. You're always connected to the other person through….

I always feel I can play a role - just give me the time to do the preparation and I'll be it..

No, this is not what a fair God would do. And why does it not say anywhere in the Bible that slavery is wrong? It only says that you should treat you….

I have learned to pare down what I do and still be effective and strong in a role..

Now that I've got some films under my belt, I have the courage of my convictions regarding acting. It gives me a leg to stand on..

Once you've found something you know how to do, it makes you feel you don't have to be intimidated by someone..

We all struggle with our failure to communicate and our failure to reach beyond fear to love people..

I want my life to effect the balance to the positive..

Primary and especially secondary education is extremely important in preventing trafficking, it allows children to develop critical thinking skills t….

I take the responsibility of choosing seriously because it becomes an indelible part of your body of work. Something has to sing to me..

My father taught me how to substitute realities..

Being is like pretending..

Acting is what happens on the way..

I assume that if people get to know me, they'll like me. If they don't, it's not my problem..

[My choice about scripts] is just a question of what I fall in love with. You have to use some kind of instinct meter about it. I think I'm getting c….

I had a Christian upbringing - it was all about sin and guilt. I was very happy just kissing people. I was like the make-out queen - not even second ….

I hope that doing truthful portrayals of people in a variety of circumstances gives people a kind of subterranean link to those characters..

That's the thing about acting - it does have the feeling of downhill skiing. When it's really all going right, you know your lines, you know what's i….

I had been looking for a New York apartment, but I said, Why not give LA a go?.