I used to enjoy doing silly walks on the street with my friends. Like, you know, you're walking, and then you break out in something completely ridiculous, to kind of spook out the person walking by you. I can't really do that anymore.

Part of being an artist is that you are always concerned you don't have what it takes. It keeps us honest.

I'm interested in generating work for myself. I have trouble with this waiting-for-the-phone-to-ring lifestyle, especially after drama school, which was so creatively fulfilling.

Your value is in yourself; the other stuff will come and go.

It's in understanding yourself deeply that you can lend yourself to another person's circumstances and another person's experience.

No matter where you're from, your dreams are valid.

Oprah played a big role in my understanding of what it meant to be female and to really step into your own power. I wouldn't even call her a role model; she was literally a reference point. You have the dictionary, you have the Bible, you have Oprah.