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.

I'd like to be able to use Storm's powers for good, like have it rain more in Southern California. We could do with it.

Sexiness is a state of mind - a comfortable state of being. It's about loving yourself in your most unlovable moments.

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

I also have been called that terrible "N" word straight to my face and not known what to do about it because it was just in like 1993 that someone called me that.

Any time you risk big you often risk losing big. You can win big but you can also lose big, but you have to be willing to take those risks.

Don't take yourself too seriously. Know when to laugh at yourself, and find a way to laugh at obstacles that inevitably present themselves.