And you also have to do movies that are about commerce because that's what is required of the industry today.

I will not marry again. There is no need.

It gave me strength and toughness because I had to face reality, no matter how uncomfortable or painful it was.

I guess you could say I have bad taste in men. But I no longer feel the need to be someone's wife.

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 always had to diet. I'm diabetic, so it's a lifestyle for me anyway just to stay healthy and not end up in the hospital.

Blackness is a state of mind and I identify with the black community. Mainly, because I realized, early on, when I walk into a room, people see a black woman, they don't see a white women. So out of that reason alone, I identify more with the black community.