I carried my Oscar to bed with me. My first and only three-way happened that night.

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.

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

I think it's always best to be who you are.

And you also have to do movies that are about commerce because that's what is required of the industry today.

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 am so ready to be a mommy. I can't wait. I notice every little baby dress, every little baby toy, every little baby thing.