To pray to this God or that God or this religion and that religion or no religion at all, that's the reason why we built America. And that is still very much what we do in this country unless you're brown.

I didn't want to be an actress at all, or famous even. I certainly enjoy acting now, absolutely. Time will tell whether or not I enjoy fame.

The best thing about having my very first audition lead me to an Oscar nomination means that I don't have to struggle the rest of my career to be nominated for an Oscar, to prove that I'm a great actress, because I've already done it. Now I can do things that just make me happy.

If they hadn’t tried to break me down, I wouldn’t know that I’m unbreakable.

The reason why America was built is so that we would have the ability to choose who we pray to, whether we do or don't.

I have a birthmark on the inside of my left knee that resembles an upside-down sea horse.

I like when red carpets are over. I hate red carpets in general. I don't understand them.