I archive a lot of my clothes and have them wrapped up and in boxes. I call them 'little tombs' and keep them in a storage space... I would never get rid of the dress I wore on the night I won my Oscar. When I die, someone can have it, but not a minute before!

It is very hard to separate one's self from a character. Sometimes the people closest to me have to be very understanding.

I'm just going to live my life and be who I am.

I find when I have short hair, I feel like I have nothing to hide behind anymore.

I know that there is a God - the God within me that's always present and will protect me. I'm not afraid to climb any mountain, because I know that I'm protected. Even if I fall and die, I'm still protected. My faith is on that level.

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

I meditate and pray all the time. The faith and respect that I have in the power of God in my life is what I've used to keep myself grounded, and it has allowed me to move away from the storms that were in my life.