I love a character that gives me a chance to grow and do something different.

I'm a much better mother at 46... than if I were like, 21 or 25.

As a woman, when you embrace where you are in life, then I think the struggle [life] isn't so hard. If you're 42 and still think you're an ingenue, then you've got a problem.

While being called beautiful is extremely flattering, I would much rather be noticed for my work as an actress.

Most people I know of that mix have a real ability to be in a room with anyone, black or white.

I no longer scramble blindly through hardship. I no longer emerge from a bad time feeling relieved just to have survived. Instead of despairing, I try to find the lesson within the experience.

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.