I love seeing my mom and my daughter embrace their natural hair. I'm glad I've embraced it, too.

I believe in getting a good education to be able to go out into the world and make a difference.

I think it's always nice to have a film where the underdog comes out on top, doing their best, and surpasses everybody's expectations.

Hollywood is so governed by the ego, and I never wanted to fall into that trap.

'Beloved.' That's an amazing film and I'm sorry more people didn't see it when it came out.

I grew up an athlete. Track and field and dance. In track, I actually went to the Junior Olympics. I've always been very athletic.

I watched Westerns from the time I was a girl. My dad was a big Western fan. I always loved Clint Eastwood movies and Westworld, where the guy gets trapped in a western-themed amusement park. The western motif was fascinating to me.