My pregnancy was amazing. I was happy that whole time, I felt good, I had energy, I was like Superwoman. I wish I could feel like that for the rest of my life, that's how fantastic it was.

I don't see a white woman. I see a black woman, even though my mother is white. Knowing that has made my life easier, I think.

Women slave for their hair! It's all about how we compare ourselves to other women, how we size ourselves up.

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.

My partner is a Frenchman, so I have got to smell right.

I would say a magical thing happened on when the big 40th birthday came. I felt like a light kind of just went off, and maybe that's because I felt like at 40 I had the right to say and be who I wanted to be, say what I wanted to say, and accept what I didn't want to accept.

I meditate and pray all the time. The faith and respect that I have in the power of God in my life is what I've used to keep myself grounded, and it has allowed me to move away from the storms that were in my life.