I've always thought that when anyone receives an award for acting they should always thank their fellow actors, because the only way you're going to deliver your best performance is when you have other good actors on the set supporting you and being very present for you even when the camera is not on them.

I think a smart person today realizes that you have to be part of the art films that are done just for the sake of the art.

I'm not done with love, but I refuse to settle.

After all, everybody has secrets and there are some things that nobody knows about you but only you, right?

This moment is so much bigger than me. It's for every nameless, faceless woman of colour that now has a chance because this door tonight has been opened.

Let me tell you something - being thought of as a beautiful woman has spared me nothing in life. No heartache, no trouble. Love has been difficult. Beauty is essentially meaningless and it is always transitory.

It gave me strength and toughness because I had to face reality, no matter how uncomfortable or painful it was.