How can we ask for our young stars to have a high level of responsibility if we are not demonstrating that same level of responsibility towards them?

How can we ask for our young stars to have a high level of responsibility if we are not demonstrating that same level of responsibility towards them?

I would say being deeply involved in the art world would help keep a young artist on track. Doing what you love, so that your focus is your artistry.

We have to understand that we should, at all times, have the right and the power to make decisions about our bodies. And that is an idea that must be taught at a young age. You can't wait until a person is 18 years old and say, 'Now you have the right'. You have to start that from the gate.

Will and I are yin and yang. He's all sky, vast and bright and soaring, and I'm all earth. I'm here to ground him, and he's here to help me fly.

There still aren't enough[ roles for women of color]. And I'd say that's the case, not only for African-American women, but for all women in the Hollywood game. It's just slim pickings, and a very challenging time for us. I think that's why more of us need to work our way behind the camera in order to create roles that really illuminate who women are. We still have room for growth in that area, without a doubt.

I really look at children as being little people and not necessarily things or people to control.