My mother helped me identify myself the way the world would identify me. Bloodlines didn't matter as much as how I would be perceived.

I will not marry again. There is no need.

A person's self-esteem has nothing to do with how she looks.

I've always loved the pomp and circumstance of dressing up; the pagenatry and all of the glamour of Hollywood.

Beauty is not just physical.

I'm a much better mother at 46... than if I were like, 21 or 25.

I don't see a white woman. I see a black woman, even though my mother is white. Knowing that has made my life easier, I think.