After 9/11 and the impending actors' strike of a few years ago, roles dried up for everyone.
Alfre WoodardI identify myself as an actor, because I feel like you don't go to the doctress, you go to the doctor; it doesn't matter what the gender is. I think actresses worry about eyelashes and cellulite, and women who are actors worry about the characters we are playing. A separate category is another way of making us a special-interest group.
Alfre WoodardI was like, wait a minute. When I hear my sisters' names, I want to have a joyful feeling in my heart about it.
Alfre Woodard