Every night I fell asleep to a different Beatles album. So I'm very familiar with the Beatles; Ringo was my favorite Beatle until I grew up and then changed. I made the switch over to George Harrison just in time to regain my cool.

If an audience doesn't get that [Black Snake Moan] is a movie about overcoming exploitation, it could come across as incredibly misogynistic. That would be the worst thing in the world for me.

For years, I hated myself. I covered the mirrors in my house. I literally couldn't have a mirror in my room.

I think the thing that I always try to do - because it piques my interest - is to play really different parts all the time.

I mean, I don't like anyone who likes themselves too much.

Any obsession is dangerous.

Now my body is really womanly - a little too much so. It's someting I can fall back on. When I don't know what else to do, I stick my chest out.