There is a dream that the world could be at peace, but that requires that all the folks with arms disarm, or take over all the arms and allow us to trust them.

I feel that we have come a long way as American people, and we have to start looking at ourselves as human beings.

Who told you to step on my sneakers? Who told you to walk on my side of the block? Who told you to be in my neighborhood?

Many times - especially when I'm playing an historical character - I want to be really on target with how I create that character and really nuanced with who that human being might be. But I don't want to lose the likeness of me or the depth of my own personality. So meditation and my spirituality has helped me to realize that, yes, I want to get out of the way but I also want the ability to hold on to what the audience likes of what they see of me.

I have from time to time been a double A or triple A personality. I'm not anymore. I'm more lenient on myself.

I'm not too into fast food, but you know if I was, it would be chicken.

I have this vision that I'm really watching each one of my daughters start to become women, and mothers. And this is what's gonna save our planet.