I am a woman with absolutely no sense of nostalgia.

One thing you have to give up is attaching importance to what people see in you.

I can be intimidating, but not within the confines of a film shoot.

Characters who are on screen from start to finish are not necessarily the ones who have the greatest impact.

You don't have to be a wreck. You don't have to be sick. One's aim in life should be to die in good health. Just like a candle that burns out.

When you live under the power of terror and segregation, you can't ever start a work of art.

Life is given to you like a flat piece of land and everything has to be done. I hope that when I'm finished, my piece of land will be a beautiful garden.