During really difficult times in my life when I start questioning why I am struggling with something, I often turn to books to understand myself better.

I think a smart person today realizes that you have to be part of the art films that are done just for the sake of the art.

I'm not afraid of portraying anything on-screen

I've always thought that when anyone receives an award for acting they should always thank their fellow actors, because the only way you're going to deliver your best performance is when you have other good actors on the set supporting you and being very present for you even when the camera is not on them.

If you're of multiple races, you have a different challenge, a unique challenge of embracing all of who you are but still finding a way to identify yourself and I think that's often hard for us to do.

Sexuality is part of being a woman, it's part of what empowers us when we're smart enough to know how to use it.

Anytime you put a movie out it's subject to such scrutiny and such criticism.