Children should have a balanced start in life: a mother and a father. I think that's the only reason to get married.

One of the things I have always said about the man-woman relationship is that I don't want anybody to walk ahead of me and I don't want anybody to walk behind me. I want a man who will walk along beside me. And that's how I feel about equal rights.

The moment anyone tries to demean or degrade you in any way, you have to know how great you are. Nobody would bother to beat you down if you were not a threat.

I don't condemn anyone for making their choices. If someone chooses those roles, fine. But not for me. When someone stops me and says, You're the reason I became an actress, that lets me know I made the right decision

Children should have a balanced start in life: a mother and a father. I think that's the only reason to get married.

Ali... we should have gone to see that movie. Malcolm X was another one

All I have to do is find someone who has something to say that will enrich my life and they can't get rid of me.