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

The man for me is the cherry on the pie. But I'm the pie and my pie is good all by itself. Even if I don't have a cherry.

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.

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

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 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.

I like Doritos. I'm usually watching 'The Biggest Loser' eating Doritos.