And my one prayer to God, the miracle worker, was that I would wake up lighter-skinned.

I can speak of actors that I love. I love Cate Blanchett, Viola Davis, her tenacity. I love Charlize Theron. She's so surprising and so exhilarating, the kinds of projects she takes on. Marion Cotillard as well.

It's only when you risk failure that you discover things. When you play it safe, you're not expressing the utmost of your human experience.

Happiness is the most important thing.

I like to wear things, I don't like things to wear me.

On a very practical level, I've learned the importance of circulation socks for planes. I had this awful experience of getting off a flight to go to an event and my feet had swelled. Try getting into heels then! So you put on the socks for the flight, then you can wear whatever heels you want.

And my one prayer to God, the miracle worker, was that I would wake up lighter-skinned.