I live a very joyful life, with a lot of laughter and good times.

I'm very free with all my emotions, whether it's happy, sad, mad, glad, whatever.

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

I have a lot of compassion for human beings in life experiences, so I allow myself to feel what these characters are feeling and don't have a problem accepting that.

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.

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

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.