I don't think I'm unlike a lot of people. I am just someone who is trying to find that mate, and I think it's a really hard thing to do.

My daughter doesn't want to go to school because she knows 'the men' are watching for her. They jump out of the bushes and from behind cars and who knows where else, besieging these children just to get a photo.

I've pretty much learned I can let that [being black] hinder me if I want to ... or I can fight for different kinds of roles.

I believe that you can experience very profound moments of change in life...I never would have become an actress if I hadn't dropped out of high school. As a teenager, I was so driven to pursue my dreams that I made a decision to quit school at 17 so I could find my voice as an actress and eventually the profession embraced me.

When I got to be about 16,17 I got into a beauty pageant and I was allowed to start playing around with makeup.

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.

When I was a kid, my mother told me that if you could not be a good loser, then there's no way you could be a good winner.