My acting stopped being about disguise and became about truth which suits the camera, so my film career took off when I came out..

I follow the rules until I go against them all..

It's good for you to go somewhere that you wouldn't normally go..

You are someone and you have a right to your life..

Ain't nobody messin' with you but you.

Successful careers are not planned. They develop when people are prepared for opportunities because they know their strengths, their method of work, ….

History is at once freedom and necessity..

I'm thrilled to get hired every once in a while..

The great god Pan is dead..

We all become what we pretend to be..

We are not revived because we sing; we sing because we are revived..

Leadership is more doing than dash..

As far as in my career, I don't know what other form there is. I would love to do a talk show..

To be is to stand for..

I think midlife crisis is just a point where people's careers have reached some plateau and they have to reflect on their personal relationships..

It's something that I think I'm going to have to fight against for most of my career, for people to take me seriously as an actor as opposed to a goo….

The conventions of an almighty agency tapping you for greatness and signing you up and telling you this is going to be the next big thing; that has n….

I've learned to think in terms of having a long career. Actors can have very long careers that last until the day we die, but there will be moments w….

I had a good theater career for years. I played Hamlet when I was 22, and I've played some really great roles..

This is a career about images. It's celluloid; they last for ever. I'm a black woman from America. My people were slaves in America, and even though ….

She's very active. My mom is my manager and handles day-to-day business to keep the DeGarmo machine up and running! She's a huge, huge part of my car….