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

Women slave for their hair! It's all about how we compare ourselves to other women, how we size ourselves up.

After my divorce, I was struggling to find my own voice. Through reading, I gained my power back.

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.

I'm learning to accept the lack of privacy as the real downer in my profession.

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.

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.