I went to my first civil rights rally when I was 17 years old. I was a little skinny blond kid, scared to death, marching against the KKK in South Ge….

My life is about being a civil rights activist. That's my life. Whoever you are, everyone, we either have civil rights or we don't. It's for everyone..

I started out as a writer. Poetry and prose and also kind of satirical David Sedaris-esque stuff..

There is no telling what is going to happen in the music business in the next few years, hours, minutes, seconds. Giving artists the chance to produc….

When I was little, I think that I wanted Superman to be my boyfriend..

Personally, I am a church-going Christian. I love my church, my congregation; it's my favorite place to be..

Love is a big word. I believe in Love. I believe that God is Love..

Love is for friends & pets...and family...only if they really love you as unconditionally as your friends and pets..

My whole goal was to be able to work in television and film and maintain a normal life, never be in a tabloid..

The Internet is a strange, strange place that is full of lies. I would say mostly lies..

I did not grow up watching much TV and film. I had a very, very, very, very, very, very church family, and a lot of, like, secular stuff was not arou….

I was a bartender in New York and I overheard this girl saying she made $3000 doing a commercial. A kid at work told me, 'Hey, I know this director a….

I've always hated criminals and crime. Life is hard enough without someone walking into your life on purpose and making it worse..

I love math. I have little secret number tattoos everywhere. I design them..

In the women's movement, women needed men to stand up and say, 'This isn't right.' In the civil rights of the '60s, it took people of all color to de….

I love working with new directors. There's so much drive and effort. It still comes down to the character for me, but if it's a character I really wa….

I like having black hair. When I was really young, I wanted to be Asian - Asian hair is beautiful. I also wanted to look like the girl in George Mich….

I always tell myself that when you're playing a character, pretend they're on trial and you're giving the best witness of their life. You really need….

I was a criminal science fanatic and went to study it in college as well and I think that helped me [on NCIS] because I was comfortable with the lang….

I hated high school and got to college and realized they didn't care if I showed up because I'd already paid. So I decided, 'I'm going to turn this a….

When I was in N.Y. bartending, I was in a billion music videos. I was in Madonna, George Michael, Salt-n-Pepa - it goes on and on..