Thankfully, I was given a strong base by my parents, an understanding of who I was and my strength.

I'm happy when people come up and say how they feel about what your character went through, you know, I went through and it's helping me deal with it. I get to see the movie through the audience's eyes and that's really gratifying.

I like movies that resonate, that give voice to the voiceless.

I don't have to be glamorous all the time.

We need happy, productive citizens on our planet for us to survive.

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

Unfortunately, when you're an actor you're like 'Ah, if the only knew.'