Going hungry never bothered me - it was having no clothes.

Hate crimes are the scariest thing in the world because these people really believe what they're doing is right.

In my personal life I'm not very tough at all, but in my professional life, having to deal with being a woman in a man's world, I'm really tough. I never back down from a fight or an argument. I'm willing to stand there toe to toe with anyone.

My mother once said "If you don't pay attention to age, then it won't pay attention to you." And she says it, and it sounds nice, but I don't buy it.

Women, unlike most men, are able to accept mystery, accept whatever comes to them - even if it's not logical.

When I grew up, it was a time when women were just supposed to be cute and not have many opinions. My mother and her friends were quite different. They were all the most beautiful women you've ever seen ... and they were very strong women.

Everyone's got to have a dream... It's not reaching your dream that counts. It's going toward them.