We've got to establish a socialistic economic structure that will limit private, profit-oriented businesses.

I don't want my wrinkles taken away - I don't want to look like everyone else.

What's totally terrifying is that, unlike a musician who has a musical instrument, or a painter that's got a canvas and a brush, acting is us. Our energy, our soul, our spirits. And it's so hard because it's so vul­nerable. You're exposing everything.

One of the wonderful things about being an actor is that every director is different.

Teach girls to read and to work at something where they can bring home money - and the entire balance of power shifts.

Who am I? I'm a survivor. I'm a woman with tremendous inner resources and resilience. I care about people. I believe in 'Do unto others as you would have others do unto you,' and I live by that. I am becoming authentic, and that's important to me. I have surpassed both my parents in terms of emotional stability, happiness and well-being. And I'm a lucky woman. I've deserved my luck.

I finally got it: empower girls and everything changes.