Nature has got it all wrong: When you are younger, it should be harder to get pregnant, and as you get older it should be easier.

I always had to prove myself through my actions. Be a cheerleader. Be class president. Be the editor of the newspaper.

What's hardest for me to swallow is when there is a love story, say, with a really high-profile male star and there's no reason I can't play the part. They say, 'Oh, we love Halle, we just don't want to go black with this part.'

I find when I have short hair, I feel like I have nothing to hide behind anymore.

I used to have to downplay my sexuality because I wanted to be taken so seriously as a thespian and as an artist and as an actor, so I'd play crack heads and down trotting women and disguise myself, and I think as I've gotten older, I become more comfortable with who I really am and all parts of me knowing that my physical self doesn't diminish me in any way or my talent.

The day I saw my mom eating the Santa cookies on the plate was one of the most horrific days of my life.

I know I'm only one human being and I'm only making one tiny contribution and it's nothing more than that.