It is important to be conscious of the message that you're putting out there. It takes a lot of blood, sweat and tears to get a movie to the screen. I do feel a certain element of responsibility to say something worth saying with it, as well as entertainment.

It's not often that you get a chance in one role to do the glamour bit and then strip off all the makeup and reveal the real person beneath the façade. Usually, it's either a glamorous role or a raw, emotional role.

To play Cleopatra on Broadway would just be incredible.

Different fragrances promote different emotions, and I find that fragrance gets me in the frame of mind for that person.

I think, irrespective of your race, everybody has moments in life where they don't fit in, or where they try to puzzle through who they really are or to find the courage of their convictions.

I was always the one leading the way in terms of wanting to do acting, singing and dancing.

I think all characters that we play are facets of ourselves.