Movies, as evidenced by a chorus of protesting and celebrating Americans, influence broader trends.

I'm interested when things are upside down - because there are so many possibilities in that one moment. There is a lot that is exposed.

I never know when somebody's going to knock on the door of my own unconscious in a way that I wouldn't have anticipated.

When I got out of acting school, I was lucky to have gotten any job at all. A lot of people hiring African American actresses - it was right after 'Roots,' and for society, not me, it was great. Nice richly dark-skinned people was the fashion, and I was not.

For me, first of all, I love people, I love ideas.

Movies, as evidenced by a chorus of protesting and celebrating Americans, influence broader trends.

Confidence is the mark of a hopeful disposition.