If they ever do my life story, whoever plays me needs lots of hair color and high heels.

I try to hang on to as much mystery as possible. How can we go through our lives not wanting to have any element of surprise?’

I've always known I wanted a family.

At the end of the day, I'd much rather do a piece about people in a story that I find riveting and intriguing and moving, versus really carrying some kind of heavy political agenda on my sleeve. That's not who I am.

When they watch a movie and they know that you're in a relationship, you just kind of watch that constantly.

I don't believe in charmed lives. I think that tragedy is part of the lesson you learn to lift yourself up, to pick yourself up and to move on.

It's pretty impossible to be a South African and not have been personally affected by HIV or AIDS.